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Three Fruits

Plate
ca. 1914 (designed and made)
Artist/Maker
Northwood Glass Company (manufacturer)
Place of origin
United States (made)
Wheeling (made)

PLate of brown/purple glass, circular in shape with press moulded pattern. Purple/blue/green iridescence from a sprayed-on metallic finish. The press-moulded pattern is of pears, cherries, peaches on the interior and a basket-weave on the exterior.

Object details

Category
Glass
Object type
Plate
Titles
  • Three Fruits (popular title)
  • Basketweave (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Glass, press moulded, hot-worked, sprayed on metallic finish
Glass
Moulded
Hot-Worked
Brief description
Plate of glass, made by Northwood Glass Company, West Virginia (Wheeling), c.1914.
Physical description
PLate of brown/purple glass, circular in shape with press moulded pattern. Purple/blue/green iridescence from a sprayed-on metallic finish. The press-moulded pattern is of pears, cherries, peaches on the interior and a basket-weave on the exterior.
Dimensions
  • Greatest width diameter: 23.2cm
Style
19TH CONT
Marks and inscriptions
'N' within a circle, moulded
Gallery label
The iridescent and variegated colouring is typical of what has become known as 'Carnival' glass. It was achieved by spraying the still hot 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 'Three Fruits' by modern colelctors, the exterior 'Basket weave'
Bibliographic reference
See Carnival Glass subject file, no. CG-7
Other number
7662 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.29-1992

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O4096/three-fruits-plate-northwood-glass-company/
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