The tapered fabric shades, $40 each, are inspired by vintage patterns.

Some artisans make variations of Victorian fabric shades by hand.

The lamp is 13 inches high and has a fabric shade; $79 at Pottery Barn.

A small fabric shade starts at $30.

Hunter Douglas's PowerRise system uses a battery-powered motor to raise and lower a fabric shade.

Tsatsar is a fabric shade on vertical supports without vertical walls.

Gas light had to be filtered by opal glass or light fabric shades.

The room has the look of an English club, with its muted tan walls, traditional paintings and wall sconces, each sporting a fabric shade.

Free standing polished metal awnings with fabric shades provide shelter from the sun down the third base line.

Decorative highlights include small flickering lanterns with black fabric shades and a green marble floor at the entrance followed by stunning multicolored carpeting.