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Edris Eckhardt: Pioneer Studio Glass Artist Edris Eckhardt (1905 to 1998) enjoyed two distinguished careers, first as a highly accomplished ceramist and later as one of the first studio artists in the country to explore the exciting possibilities of glass as her chosen medium. In the mid 1920′s, Eckhardt took classes in ceramics at the Cleveland Institute of Art and also worked at the Cleveland pottery of Guy Cowen. Then, beginning about 1930, she [...] Click here to continue reading. Drew Ebelhare – Paperweights “Ebelhare’s next inspiration came from a copy of American Glass Paperweights and Their Makers. He was not impressed by the work of most of the glassworkers featured in Jean Melvin’s historic work, but the millefiori of Charles Kaziun caught his eye. At a meeting of the Texas Bluebonnet Chapter of the PCA later that year, he met former chapter President Harvey Jones, who was to become instrumental in his growth [...] Click here to continue reading. Diamond Point Glass Pattern The Diamond Point pattern is a very old American design, having been originated by the Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. in 1830. It was produced by various glassmakers through the 1850′s, including Bryce, Richards & Co. It is found mostly in clear flint or lead crystal glass, although some colors were produced and are very rare. Some later Diamond Point pieces, 1860 to 1890, were produced with cheaper lime formulas [...] Click here to continue reading. Cupid and Venus Pattern The Cupid & Venus pattern was produced in the 1870′s and 1880′s by the Richards & Hartley Glass Co. It is found mostly in clear flint glass, but a few amber and vaseline pieces are known. This pattern is sometimes called “Guardian Angel’. The Richards & Hartley glassworks was established in Pittsburgh in 1869 by Joseph Richards and William T. Hartley. They continued manufacturing pressed glass wares until they were [...] Click here to continue reading. Crown Milano was a popular and patented art glass pattern produced by the Mt. Washington Glass works in Boston, Massachusetts, during the 1890′s. The pieces have an opal or earth-toned ground to which heavy gold enameling has been applied. Some Crown Milano decoration includes beads and/or jewel-like stones. Crown Milano is typically marked by a crown within a wreath device, hence its name. Generally speaking, Crown Milano art glass is identical to an earlier, [...] Click here to continue reading. Bellflower Glass Pattern Bellflower is one of the oldest of the American pressed glass patterns, having been created by the Boston & Sandwich Glass Company in the 1840′s. It features vertical ribbed molding through which twines either a single or double vine with flowers sprouting off to the top and bottom. Bellflower, sometimes known as “Ribbed Leaf and Bellflower” was produced mostly in clear flint glass, but a few very rare colors are known, [...] Click here to continue reading. Steuben’s Aurene Glass Steuben Glass Works, founded in 1904 by Frederick Carder, created many types of lustrous lead glass, including the iridescent “Aurene”. This glass proved quite popular and was produced by spraying various chemicals and metallic salts on to a base glass (usually amber, clear or topaz). The addition of tin or iron solutions produced a matte finish, while alabaster and calcite produced green and red glass. Other similar formulas produced blue, brown [...] Click here to continue reading. Steuben Glass Works The Steuben Glass Works in Corning, New York was founded in 1904 by an Englishman, Frederick Carder, who immigrated to America after serving an apprenticeship with John Northwood, a noted British glass artist. Working with Carder in this period was the American Thomas J. Hawkes, but most of the firm’s leading design work can be attributed to Carder. In the early years Carder created many types of lustrous lead glass, including [...] Click here to continue reading. Comport Definition Comport is an old term for compote. A compote is a dish with a base, stem and shallow bowl, sometimes having a lid. It may be made of glass, silver, china, porcelain or pottery. It is usally used for serving fruit, nuts, candy, or desserts. Information courtesy of Dictionary.com Jugendstil Movement In the late 19th century there was an artistic Renaissance in southern Germany, led by the artists and designers of the Jugendstil movement in the area around Munich. While Jugendstil artists like Arnold Bocklin are often thrown in with the French Art Nouveau artists of the same period, their art was stylistically original and focused on Germanic themes and mythology. The term “Jugendstil” originated in 1896, when it was published in the [...] Click here to continue reading. |
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