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Stippled Petals pattern

Bowl
1908 - 1910 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Clear colourless glass bowl with boldly crimped, frilled bowl on raised foot. Milky and orange iridescence or peach opalescent, with marigold lustre on moulded leaves pattern. It is press moulded, heat-treated with sprayed on tin and iron choloride mixture, heated.

Object details

Category
Object type
Titles
  • Stippled Petals pattern (popular title)
  • Carnival Glass (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Glass, press moulded 'peach opalescent', with 'marigold' lustre
Brief description
Bowl of glass, made by Dugan Glass Co., USA, 1908-1910.
Physical description
Clear colourless glass bowl with boldly crimped, frilled bowl on raised foot. Milky and orange iridescence or peach opalescent, with marigold lustre on moulded leaves pattern. It is press moulded, heat-treated with sprayed on tin and iron choloride mixture, heated.
Dimensions
  • Length: 12.1cm
  • Greatest width width: 24.2cm
Style
Gallery label
The iridescent and variegated colouring is typical of what became known as 'Carnival' glass. It was achieved by spraying the still hot, moulded glass with metallic compounds fixed with stannous chloride.
Credit line
Given by Raymond and Michel Lerpiniere
Object history
This type of glass has been called Carnival Glass by collectors since c.1960. This pattern is called 'Stipple petals' by modern collectors, the colour peach opalescent or peach-opal, the gold lustre 'marigold'.
Bibliographic reference
Carnival glass subject file no.CG-5
Other number
7661 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Accession number
C.27-1992

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
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