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Description:
Carnival Glass. Imperial Glass Co. marigold pressed carnival glass. Four mold marks, two are very pronounced, two are very, very faint. Hobstar and panel pattern, pinwheel hobstar foot. Sawtooth edge. Two of the saw tooths are not pristine. One has a tiny flake out of the back, and the other has a slight chip out of the edge and could easily be repaired by a good glass person. Shows when you hold to the light. The heavy pressed pattern hides it. Doesn’t detract and could probably be smoothed with a glass file, too. Bowl shows use, the luster shows wear. Measures 9 inches in diameter X 3 inches high. Foot measures 3.5 inches in diameter. Very, very, very good condition considering age and use. A few small bubbles throughout.
HISTORY: Carnival Glass is pressed glass made from 1905 and 1930, which has an iridized surface treatment. It is made by exposing the newly formed hot pressed glass to sprays, fumes and vapors from heated metallic oxides. What you are actually seeing in the lustrous coating is light interference patterns produced by constantly shifting wavelengths. The name "Carnival Glass" was not used originally by the manufacturers, who had all kinds of names for it like "Iridill" and "Rainbow Lustre". When the market for carnival glass slumped in the twenties, second-quality carnival glass was given away as prizes at carnivals, hence the name. It was first produced on a large scale by the newly-established Fenton Art Glass Company, of Williamstown, West Virginia, in 1908. Carnival Glass was also made by several US companies, including Fenton Art Glass, The Northwood Glass Company in Wheeling, West Virginia, Imperial Glass in Ohio; Westmoreland from Pennsylvania; Dugan(later Diamond) in Indiana, Pennsylvania; and Millersburg, in Ohio. The rage for Carnival Glass in the US continued for ten years (1908 to about 1918), and the last of the original US producers, Dugan/Diamond Glass Company of Indiana, Pennsylvania, continued production until1931. Carnival Glass was not produced in the USA between 1931 and the 1950's. It continued to be made in Europe through the 1920's and 1930's; it was made in Australia in the 1930's; and in South America (Argentina) in the 1930's. Very little was made anywhere in the 1930's and 1940's except in reproduction. To tell the true color of a piece of carnival glass, hold the piece to a strong light. The base color you see is the color of the piece. The colors given off by the iridescence have nothing to do with the true color of the glass.
NOTE: During the 1950's collectors became interested in Carnival Glass, so much so that it became economically worthwhile for glass manufacturers to start making it again, specifically for collectors. This is not considered true Carnival glass, because the process of producing the iridizations is much different.
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| Status: For Sale |
Reference#: CRY055 |
| Condition:
Very, very, very Good |
Year:
1905-15
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| Country:
USA |
Maker:
Imperial Glass Co. |
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| Title:
Carnival PRESSED GLASS BERRY BOWL (1905-15) |
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| Materials:
Carnival Glass |
Type:
Carnival |
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