This Hard Back Empire Lamp shade is made more traditional looking with the addition of a mushroom pleat in a cotton /polyester blend . The narrow pleats of this style shade instantly make it acceptable for vintage and more traditional lamps. This shade is pictured in Cream , and measures :

6 inch diameter top

12 inch diameter bottom

9 1/2 inch slant height .

This Shade has a standard Washer style spider .

A hardback shade has a ring on the top and the bottom, and it is covered in a laminated fabric or paper with a lining. Hardback shades are not washable,