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- Punch Service Set, 1910-1925 - In the first decades of the 20th century, manufacturers of pressed glass created inexpensive iridescent tableware. This colorful glass with its metallic sheen imitated more expensive items like Louis Comfort Tiffany's "Favrile" glass. Mass-produced and affordable, iridescent glass -- coined "carnival glass" by collectors -- gave Americans of all economic means access to beautiful and decorative glassware.
- 1910-1925
- Collections - Artifact
Punch Service Set, 1910-1925
In the first decades of the 20th century, manufacturers of pressed glass created inexpensive iridescent tableware. This colorful glass with its metallic sheen imitated more expensive items like Louis Comfort Tiffany's "Favrile" glass. Mass-produced and affordable, iridescent glass -- coined "carnival glass" by collectors -- gave Americans of all economic means access to beautiful and decorative glassware.
- Vase, 1890-1910 - The Dugan and Northwood Glass Companies produced "Corn" vases in white, green, blue, and yellow with opalescent rims at the top. This unique vase was aimed at the lower end of the middle market. This type of mass-produced Art Glass is called "Carnival" glass today. This piece is unique among "Corn" vases as it appears to have been painted with a gold paint over the kernels.
- 1890-1910
- Collections - Artifact
Vase, 1890-1910
The Dugan and Northwood Glass Companies produced "Corn" vases in white, green, blue, and yellow with opalescent rims at the top. This unique vase was aimed at the lower end of the middle market. This type of mass-produced Art Glass is called "Carnival" glass today. This piece is unique among "Corn" vases as it appears to have been painted with a gold paint over the kernels.