This interesting shade is the No. 369-white Whip-o-Lite shade from 1947. It was also available in No. 368-tan as well. No, I didn't get them mixed up even though this shade looks more tan than white when lit. Remember when I said Aladdin Whip-o-lite shades can have two different appearances? One when lit, and one when not lit. I chose this shade to demonstrate that fact.
Look at the tan foliage in the design, then look at the dark bands at the top and bottom of the shade? Okay, now look below and you will see what the shade actually looks like when it isn't lit.
AHHH, does it look a little different now? Remember the color designation on Aladdin Whip-o-Lite shades isn't the designation for the Whip-o-Lite paper color, it's the designation for the color of the design on that paper. In this case, white, which is why this shade is No. 369-white and NOT No. 368-tan.
Kind of a dramatic difference isn't it. The foliage goes from white when not lit, to tan when it is. The white bands when not lit are white, but when lit they appear more brown. Notice the blobs of paint on the shade that at first appear to be some kind of flaw? Well they aren't a flaw at all. When the shade is lit those funny blobs become the center of the flowers in the design. You might also think those blobs of paint would be dark when lit, but they aren't. They are actually lighter in color than the flocked leaves and petals of the design. The customer actually got two different looks from a single shade!