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Sawtooth Pattern Glass Sawtooth pattern glass was produced in the 1860′s by both the Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. and the New England Glass Co. This pattern typically covers the bottom three-quarters of the piece which usually has a sawtooth rim, knobbed stems and applied handles. Sawtooth was produced in both clear and colored glass. The Ralph Raby Collection Ralph Raby is a direct descendant of the Chicago retail shoe magnates George and Joseph Bullock. The Bullocks were typical upper-class Victorians, with a sophisticated eye for fine furniture, art and decorations who traveled extensively throughout Europe. The majority of the Raby collection was assembled by the brothers and their wives in the 1870′s and 1880′s. Their travels and philosophy were described by Mr. Raby for a 1984 Chicago Tribune [...] Click here to continue reading. Pairpoint Manufacturing Co. The seaport city of New Bedford, Massachusetts, once famous as a whaling center and featured as the home port in Herman Melville’s novel Moby Dick, also hosted a thriving glass industry in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Foremost among its glass factories was the Mt. Washington Glass Works, originally founded in 1837 in South Boston (in the vicinity of a small hill known as “Mt. Washington”.) It relocated to [...] Click here to continue reading. Duncan McClellan Born in Bayshore, New York on March 21, 1955, Duncan McClellan’s fascination with glass began at age 5, when he visited a glass factory in West Virginia. McClelland never forgot the image of glowing, molten mass being formed by expert craftsman. After successfully working with leather and clay, he eventually had the opportunity to learn to blow glass at a studio in Ybor City, Florida in 1987. McClellan has studied the creation [...] Click here to continue reading. Mat-Su-No-Ke Mat-su-no-ke was the Stevens & Williams art glass pattern registered on October 18, 1884 under the RD #15353. It was only produced for a very short time due to the complexity of the crystal applique, the singular nature of the formed, stylized daisy head blossoms, and the inherent ornate trailing vine work that was ALWAYS at risk. The legs were also part of the registered design, and although varying in size, the special [...] Click here to continue reading. Mary Gregory Glass Mary Gregory, a decorator for the Boston & Sandwich Glass Company during the 1870s and 1880s, isn’t credited for decorating the glass of her namesake. Research into early Mary Gregory glass reveals that most white enameled glass from this era originated in Bohemia and not from Boston & Sandwich. William Manson William Manson Paperweights was founded in July 1997 in Perth, Scotland by William Sr and his wife Joyce, joined by their son William and daughter Carolyn. With more than thirty years of glassmaking experience behind him, William Sr is regarded as Scotland’s leading glass artist. His son, William, is rapidly gaining experience and is recognised by paperweight collectors and dealers as a talented young artist in his own right. Using age old [...] Click here to continue reading. Loop & Dart Glass Pattern Loop & Dart with Round Ornament was the second major pattern introduced by the Portland Glass Co. (Maine), having been patented by Plant Superintendent William O. Davis in 1869. The company had a very short life, 1864 to 1874, so this pattern is relatively rare. Loop & Dart with Round Ornament features a row of spear points alternating with oval loops suspended from a rim band with raised round [...] Click here to continue reading. The Indiana Tumbler and Goblet Company, 1892-1903 Greentown Glass is the common name collectors give to the products of the Indiana Tumbler and Goblet Company of Greentown, Indiana. As is true with most of the origin of the industrial age in the northeastern United States, the availability of power made the manufacturing of glass and other commodities and decorative items possible. It was the discovery of natural gas in and around Howard County and [...] Click here to continue reading. Horn of Plenty Glass Pattern Glass in the Horn of Plenty pattern was produced in America from the 1850′s through the 1860′s by the Boston & Sandwich Glass Co., Bryce Brothers, McKee Brothers and perhaps other glassmakers. It is identical to the Comet pattern, which was made only by Boston & Sandwich. It is mostly found in clear flint, but some rare color pieces are known, including pieces in cobalt blue, canary yellow, amber, [...] Click here to continue reading. |
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