Is this enough for you?
have you tried to remove the screws holding this cover on?
the hole in the centre is there a socket or anything in it or is it open to the inside?
I would assume there is "nothing" at the opening and there WAS a gland that sticks down and there would be a assembly with the lamp holder AND glass shade as it LOOKS like a GAS lantern converted to electric / a GAS lantern style for early electric era
I assume you and this is in the UK somewhere