FREEBLOWN MINIATURE WINE
GLASS OR CORDIAL, aquamarine, generally cylindrical with drawn
stem and applied solid glass foot, pontil scar, 3 ¼"H,
sheared and fire polished rim, mint. American, probably blown
at a Southern New Jersey Glass House, 1830-1850, rare form.
BLOWN GLASS PITCHER, deep
aquamarine, bulbous body with short neck, tooled pour spout, applied
crimped foot, applied threading and applied solid glass handle,
tubular pontil scar, 5"H, a mint pitcher exhibiting the expected
usage wear and minor threading losses. Blown at a South Jersey
Glass House, C. 1840.
FREEBLOWN OR DIP MOLDED DECANTER,
deep orange amber, cylindrical, pontil scar, 10 ¼"H,
sheared and tooled mouth with pour spout, a mint bottle with the
expected usage wear. American, probably blown at a Midwestern
Glass House, 1820-1840, extremely rare. Ex. Darl Fifer Collection.
BLOWN GLASS CREAMER, aquamarine,
dip molded body with applied solid glass handle, pontil scar,
4 ½"H, sheared and tooled mouth with pour spout, a
mint creamer exhibiting the expected usage wear. American, probably
blown at a New England Glass House, 1830-1850.
FREEBLOWN DEEP BOWL, strong
bluish aquamarine, tubular pontil scar, 4 5/8"H x 8 ½"D,
heavily folded rim, a well-used bowl with generous signs of wear.
American, probably blown at a Western New York State Glass House,
C. 1840.
FREEBLOWN DEEP BOWL, deep
aquamarine, cylindrical with flaring sides, pontil scar, 3 ¾"H
x 7 ¾"D, outwardly folded rim, about mint (a small,
radiating stone is a manufacturer's flaw). Blown at a Western
New York State Glass House, C. 1840, scarce size.
MINIATURE PAN WITH BEEHIVE
TOOLING, aquamarine, cylindrical, pontil scar, 1 1/8"H x
2 ¼"D, mint. Blown at a Southern New Jersey Glass
House, C. 1840, extremely rare.
BLOWN GLASS CRIMPED FOOT CREAMER WITH MATCHING BALL
COVER, aquamarine, bulbous body with elongated neck, tooled pour
spout, applied crimped foot and applied solid glass handle, pontil
scar, creamer measures 4 3/16"H and 5 13/16"H with ball,
mint. American, probably blown at a Southern New Jersey Glass
House, C. 1840.
PAIR OF MOLDED GLASS TUMBLERS,
clear with milky white opalescent swirls, cylindrical, pontil
scars, 3 1/8"H, sheared and tooled mouths, about mint (each
tumbler has some minor base edge flaking). American, 1830-1850,
rare.
PILLAR MOLDED PITCHER, colorless,
8 vertical ribs, sack-shaped body with applied solid glass handle
and fancy rigaree treatment, ground pontil scar, 9 ¼"H,
a mint piece of tableware exhibiting the expected usage wear.
Probably blown at a Pittsburgh Glass House, 1840-1870.
PATTERN MOLDED CREAMER, cobalt
blue, 20 diamonds, pear-shaped with applied solid glass handle,
pontil scar, 4"H, sheared and tooled mouth with pour spout,
mint. American or English, 1780 or 1800.
BLOWN GLASS DRINKING VESSEL
OR "THUMPER," clear flint glass with a grey cast, everted
cone with drawn, solid glass base, pontil scar, 3 15/16"H,
sheared mouth, mint. American, late 18th or early 19th century.
PATTERN MOLDED BOWL IN THE
SHAPE OF A HAT, brilliant yellow green, 24 ribs, pontil scar,
7 ¾"D at the widest point, outwardly folded rim, a
mint bowl exhibiting the expected usage wear. Blown at the Zanesville
Glass Works, Zanesville, OH, 1820-1840, unique. Ex. Norman C.
Heckler, Sr. Collection
MINIATURE BLOWN GLASS CREAMER,
aquamarine, gracefully tapering body with long neck, tooled pour
spout and applied solid glass handle, pontil scar, 3 ¼"H,
mint. Blown at a Southern New Jersey Glass House, C. 1840.
FREEBLOWN DEEP BOWL, strong
bluish aquamarine, tubular pontil scar, 4 5/8"H x 8 ½"D,
heavily folded rim, a well-used bowl with generous signs of wear.
American, probably blown at a Western New York State Glass House,
C. 1840.
CUT AND ENGRAVED COMPOTE,
clear flint glass, circular bowl with hollow baluster stem and
applied circular foot, polished pontil scar, 7 7/8"H x 8"D,
mint. American, possibly blown at a Pittsburgh District Glass
House, 1820-1840.
BLOWN GLASS PITCHER, medium
blue green, bulbous body with applied crimped foot, applied neck
threading and applied solid glass handle, tubular pontil scar,
5 ½"H, sheared and tooled mouth with pour spout, mint.
American, probably blown at a Western New York State Glass House,
1830-1850. Ex. George McKearin, ex. Crawford Wettlauffer, ex.
David Good, ex. Jack Whistance.
PAIR OF PRESSED LACY GLASS
CONDLESTICKS, clear flint glass, lacy socket number one wafered
to pressed four-step square base, pontil scars, 5 ¼"H,
as constructed with typical base edge roughness and crazing. Blown
at the Boston and Sandwich Glass Works, Sandwich, MA, 1828-1835.
BLOWN WINE GLASS, deep aquamarine
with subtle olive yellow swirling in the applied foot, generally
cylindrical with a drawn stem and applied foot with light crimp
marks, pontil scar, 3 7/16"H, mint. Blown at a Southern New
Jersey Glass House, C. 1830.
SMALL BLOWN GLASS PITCHER,
clear, cylindrical with three bands of glass wrapped around mid-body
and an applied solid glass handle with rigaree, pontil scar, 4
9/16"H, tooled mouth with pour spout, mint. American, probably
blown at a Pittsburgh Glass House, C. 1840, rare.
PAIR OF BLOWN THREE MOLD
DECANTERS with original stoppers, (McK# GI-29), deep cobalt blue,
pontil scars, half-pints, tooled and flared mouths, mint. American,
probably blown at the Sandwich Glass Works, Sandwich, MA, 1820-1840.
BLOWN THREE MOLD PITCHER,
(McK# GV-17), clear flint glass, blown in a decanter mold with
an applied, hollow glass handle, pontil scar, 8 ¼"H,
sheared and tooled mouth with pour spout, as blown with a well-camouflaged
crack behind the lower handle attachment. American, 1820-1840,
rare.
DEEP BOWL, deep cobalt blue
with violet highlights, dip molded cylinder with gently flaring
sides, pontil scar, 3 ¾"H x 9 ½"D, folded
and tooled mouth simulating beading or threading, a mint bowl
exhibiting the expected usage wear. American, probably blown at
a Pittsburgh Glass Works, 1830-1850, rare.
BLOWN GLASS PITCHER, deep
aquamarine, cylindrical with bulbous body and applied solid glass
handle, pontil scar, 5 7/8"H, sheared and tooled mouth with
pour spout, a mint pitcher exhibiting the expected usage wear.
American, blown at a New York State or New Hampshire Glass House,
1830-1850.
BLOWN THREE MOLD HAT, (McK#
GI-6), deep cobalt blue, pontil scar, 2 ½"H, inwardly
rolled mouth, an attic quality hat with a horizontal 5/8"
fissure above the base edge that is a manufacturer's flaw. American,
probably blown at a New England Glass Hose, 1820-1840, extremely
rare.
PAIR OF BLOWN THREE MOLD
DECANTERS WITH MATCHING STOPPERS, (McK# GIII-26), clear with a
moonstone tint, cylindrical, pontil scars, quarts, flared mouths,
about mint. American, 1820-1840, very scarce.
FREEBLOWN SALT CELLAR, purple
amethyst, ogee shaped bowl and domed foot drawn from a single
gather, 2 11/16"H, sheared and fire polished mouth, about
mint (shallow ¼" flake on foot and some exterior wear).
New England, probably blown at the Keene Marlboro Street Glass
Works, Keene, NH, 1815-1830, extremely rare.
MINIATURE BLOWN GLASS CREAMER,
bluish aquamarine, cylindrical with high shoulders, abbreviated
neck and applied solid glass handle, pontil scar, 2 3/16"H,
sheared and fire polished rim with tooled pour spout, as manufactured
with a well disguised flaw behind the lower handle attachment.
American, probably blown at a Midwestern Glass House, 1820-1840,
rare.
FOOTED BOWL, deep aquamarine,
pontil scar, 3 ½"H and 6 ¼"D, outwardly
folded rim, as blown with a potstone bruise at the edge of the
applied foot. American, probably blown at a Pittsburgh District
Glass House, 1820-1850.
FREEBLOWN DEEP BOWL, brilliant
aquamarine, cylindrical, tubular pontil scar, 5 1/16"H and
6 ¾"D at the widest point, outwardly folded rim, bean
sized open bubble on the rim. American, probably blown at a Western
New York State Glass Works, 1830-1850, unusual size.
BLOWN THREE MOLD PITCHER,
(McK# GV-7), clear flint glass, body formed from a quart-sized
decanter mold, hand tooled pour spout, applied hollow handle with
fancy terminal, pontil scar, 6 7/8"H, tooled rim, a mint
pitcher with a manufacturer's pontil bruise that does not detract.
American, possibly blown at the Boston and Sandwich Glass Works,
Sandwich, MA, 1820-1840, rare. Ex. Frank Jedlicka Collection.
BLOWN THREE MOLD PITCHER,
(McK# GII-25), clear flint or soda lime glass, body formed from
a quart-sized decanter mold, hand tooled pour spout, applied solid
glass handle with medial rib, pontil scar, 5 3/4"H, tooled
rim, mint. American, probably blown at a Midwestern Glass House,
1820-1840, extremely rare, probably unique. Ex. George McKearin
Collection, ex. Wayne Ayers Collection, ex. Charles G. Moore Collection.
BLOWN THREE MOLD HAT OR SALT,
(McK# GIII-23), clear flint glass, pontil scar, 2 ½"H,
inwardly rolled rim, mint. Blown at the Boston and Sandwich Glass
Company, 1820-1840.
FREEBLOWN CREAMER, greenish
aquamarine, bulbous body with applied solid glass handle, pontil
scar, 4 1/16"H, sheared and fire polished rim with pour spout,
a mint creamer exhibiting the expected usage wear. American, probably
blown at New York State Glass House, 1830-1850.
BLOWN THREE MOLD HAT OR SALT, (McK# GIII-23), intense
cobalt blue, pontil scar, 2 3/8"H, inwardly rolled rim, a
mint hat with a nearly imperceptible rough spot in the inner rim
edge. Blown at the Boston and Sandwich Glass Company, Sandwich,
MA, 1820-1840, scarce. Ex. Dr. and Mrs. Hollander Collection,
exhibited at the Sandwich Glass Museum.
BLOWN GLASS PITCHER, brilliant
orange amber, cylindrical with stove-pipe neck, simulated threading
and applied solid glass handle with thumb rest, pontil scar, 6
¼"H, sheared and tooled mouth with pour spout, mint.
American, probably blown at a New Jersey Glass House, possibly
the work of Joel Duffield, C.1840, rare.
WHALE OIL LAMP, clear flint
glass, blown-molded font attached with a three-ringed wafer to
a square, stepped pressed base, pontil scar, 7 1/8"H, tooled
mouth with original two-wicked burner marked "Patent",
a mint lamp with some base edge roughness as is typical of the
pressing process. American, 1820-1840.
FREEBLOWN DEEP BOWL, deep
orange amber, dip molded cylinder, tubular pontil scar, 2 ¾"H
x 4 5/8"D, mint. New England, probably blown at a Stoddard,
NH Glass House, C. 1850.
BLOWN THREE MOLD TUMBLER,
(McK# GII-18), clear with a strong bluish cast, pontil scar, 3
5/8"H, sheared and fire polished rim, mint. American, 1820-1840,
very scarce.
BLOWN THREE MOLD DECANTER
WITH MATCHING ACORN STOPPER STOPPER, (McK# GIII-2 Type 2), clear
flint glass, pontil scar, quart, outwardly flared mouth, a mint
bottle with a few wisps of light interior haze. American, 1820-1840,
a scarce decanter with a rare stopper.
PATTERN MOLDED PITCHER, clear
flint glass, 8 ribs swirled to the right, pear-shaped body with
applied circular foot and applied solid glass handle, polished
pontil scar, 8 ¾"H, tooled mouth with exaggerated
pour spout, a crack across the base of the handle is most likely
a manufacturer's flaw. Blown at a Pittsburgh District Glass House,
1840-1860, rare.
FREEBLOWN DEEP BOWL, deep
aquamarine, cylindrical, pontil scar, 8 ½"H and 8
¼"D, outwardly folded rim, a mint bowl with a shallow
1/8" flake stemming from an open bubble on the rim that is
undoubtedly a manufacturer's flaw. Blown at a New York State Glass
House, 1830-1850.
SMALL BLOWN THREE MOLD PITCHER,
(McK# GII-18), clear with a bluish cast, globular body with tooled
pour spout and an applied ribbed hollow handle, pontil scar, 5"H,
sheared and fire polished rim, mint. American, 1820-1840, ex.
David Ellis Collection.
BLOWN THREE MOLD TUMBLER,
(McK# GIII-21), clear flint glass, barrel-shaped, pontil scar,
3 5/8"H, sheared and fire polished rim, about mint. American,
1820-1840, very scarce.
FREEBLOWN CREAMER, clear,
bulbous body with applied hollow glass handle and applied threading
around the neck, pontil scar, 5"H, about mint (missing the
very tip of the rigaree). Probably blown at an Ohio Glass House,
1820-1840.
FREEBLOWN DEEP BOWL, medium
to deep green, cylindrical, huge tubular pontil scar, 6 1/4"H
x 10 1/2"D, outwardly folded collar, manufacturer's pontil
crack and several open surface blisters on the base. American,
possibly blown at the New Geneva Glass Works, Pittsburgh, PA,
1800-1840.
BLOWN THREE MOLD TUMBLER,
(McK# GIII-14), clear flint glass with a grey cast, pontil scar,
3 5/8"H, sheared and fire polished rim, about mint. American,
1820-1840, very scarce.
FREEBLOWN PAN OR SHALLOW
BOWL, deep aquamarine, pontil scar, 2 ¼"H and 7 3/8"D,
outwardly folded rim, mint. American, probably blown at a New
York State Glass House, 1830-1850.
BLOWN THREE MOLD DECANTER,
(McK# GIII-16), deep olive green, cylindrical, tubular pontil
scar, pint, sheared and fire polished mouth, about mint (several
small, shallow body flakes). Blown at the Keene Glass Works, Keene,
NH 1820-1840.
FREEBLOWN HAT WHIMSEY, brilliant
bluish aquamarine, pontil scar, 1 7/16"H, tooled rim, mint.
New England, quite possibly blown at the Lake Dunmore Glass Works,
Salisbury, VT, C. 1840. Ex. Matt King Collection.
PATTERN MOLDED HANDLED CRUET
WITH MATCHING PATTERN MOLDED HOLLOW STOPPER, clear with strong
grayish tint, 18 vertical ribs, bulbous body with applied hollow
handle, pontil scar, 8" H, tooled mouth with pour spout,
mint. Probably blown at a Pittsburgh District Glass Works, Pittsburgh,
PA, 1800-1840.
BLOWN-THREE-MOLD DRAM OR
CORDIAL, (McK# GII-16), clear flint glass, heavily manipulated
with a conical bowl and drawn foot, pontil scar, 3"H, sheared
and fire polished rim, mint. Blown at the Boston and Sanwich Glass
Works, Sandwich, MA, 1820-1840, rare.
FREEBLOWN BOWL, aquamarine,
pontil scar, 3 3/4"H x 12"D, outwardly folded rim, about
mint (Overall usage wear and several pinhead-sized body flakes).
American, probably blown at a Midwestern Glass Works, 1810-1840.
FREEBLOWN CREAMER, deep cobalt
blue, bulbous body with applied hollow glass handle and applied,
funnel shaped foot, pontil scar, 5 7/8"H, mint. Probably
blown at a Pittsburgh District Glass House, 1820-1840.
FREEBLOWN CREAMER, bright
purple amethyst, bulbous body with drawn foot and applied solid
glass handle, pontil scar, 4 3/8"H, tooled rim with pour
spout, mint. American or English, 1820-1840.
FREEBLOWN COMPOTE, clear
flint glass, circular bowl with hollow stem and applied folded
rim foot, pontil scar, 3 5/8"H x 6"D, a mint compote
with a pinhead-sized spot of rim roughness. American, possibly
blown at a Pittsburgh District Glass House, 1820-1840.
CANDLESTICK, golden amber,
hollow foot with ball knopf and drawn socket with everted rim,
pontil scar, 4 5/8"H, sheared and tooled mouth, mint. American,
probably blown at the Whitney Glass Works, Glassboro, NJ, C. 1870.
FREEBLOWN PITCHER, aquamarine,
globular body with superimposed Type 1 lily pad decoration, applied
handle with heavy medial rib and applied circular foot, tubular
pontil scar, 6 ¾"H, tooled mouth with pour spout,
missing handle rigaree. American, probably blown at a New Jersey
Glass House, C. 1840.
BLOWN THREE-MOLD DECANTER,
(McK# GII-28), light sea green, square with beveled edges, pontil
scar, pint, flared mouth, a mint decanter missing the original
stopper. Blown at the Keene Marlboro Street Glass Works, Keene,
NH, 1820-1840, scarce.
FREEBLOWN CREAMER, deep violet
blue, squat body with shortened neck, tooled pour spout and applied
solid handle with rigaree, pontil scar, 3 13/16"H, tooled
mouth with pour spout, mint. Blown at a Pittsburgh District Glass
House, 1820-1840.
FREEBLOWN BOWL, brilliant
aquamarine, tubular pontil scar, 2 3/16"H x 5"D, crudely
tooled rim, mint. American, probably blown at a New York State
Glass Works, C. 1840.
BLOWN THREE MOLD HAT WHIMSEY,
(McK# GIII-3), deep cobalt blue, pontil scar, 3"H, folded
rim, about mint (two pinhead-sized body flakes). American, 1820-1840.
BLOWN THREE MOLD CELERY VASE,
(McK GV-21), clear flint glass, ground pontil scar, 8 ¼"H,
tooled rim, a mint vase exhibiting some minor wear and staining.
American, probably blown at the Bakewell, Page and Bakewell Glass
House, Pittsburgh, PA, 1820-1840, rare.
FREEBLOWN BOWL, deep aquamarine,
pontil scar, 5"H x 13"D, outwardly folded rim, a mint
bowl exhibiting the expected usage wear. American, probably blown
at a New York State Glass House, C. 1840.
FREEBLOWN CREAMER OR SMALL
PITCHER, opalescent robin's egg blue, bulbous body with applied
solid handle, pontil scar, 4 1/4" H, tooled mouth with pour
spout, about mint (crack across lower handle terminal that does
not extend into the body). American, probably blown at a Midwestern
Glass Works, C. 1840.
PATTERN MOLDED SALT CELLER,
cobalt blue, 26 ribs swirled slightly to the right, ogee shaped
bowl with drawn stem and applied foot, pontil scar, 3 1/6"H,
sheared and fire polished mouth, mint. American, probably blown
at a Pittsburgh District Glass House, 1820-1840.
BLOWN THREE MOLD CREAMER,
(McK# GIII-24), vivid cobalt blue, applied solid glass handle
with medial rib, tubular pontil scar, 4 1/8"H, hand-tooled
mouth with exaggerated pour spout, about mint (hard-to-find flash
in the handle). Probably blown at the Sandwich Glass Works, Sandwich,
MA, 1820-1840, rare. Ex. Norman Heckler Jr. Collection.
FREEBLOWN PITCHER WITH HAND-TOOLED
DECORATIVE SWAGS, clear flint glass, applied solid glass foot
and ear-shaped handle, polished pontil scar, 9 ¼"
H, hand-tooled mouth with exaggerated pour spout, a mint pitcher
with some manufacturer's tooling marks on the body. American,
probably blown at a Philadelphia Glass House, 1820-1840, rare.
BLOWN THREE MOLD CREAMER,
(McK# GII-21), clear, bulbous body with short neck, well-formed
pour spout and applied solid handle, pontil scar, 2 7/8"H,
flared and tooled mouth, mint. American, 1820-1840, scarce.
PAIR OF BLOWN THREE MOLD PITCHERS, (McK #GII-33), clear,
globular bodies with applied solid glass handles, pontil scars,
pint and quart, hand-tooled mouths with pour spouts, both pieces
are badly damaged, the pint-sized pitcher exhibits an early staple
repair. American, probably blown at an Ohio Glass Works, 1820-1840.
The pint-sized piece retains a McKearin label and it is probably
the same piece listed in the Blown Three Mold charts.
BLOWN THREE MOLD HAT, (McK#
GIII-23), deep cobalt blue, tubular pontil scar, 2 3/8"H,
inwardly folded rim, mint. American, probably blown at the Boston
and Sandwich Glass Company, Sandwich, Massachusetts, 1825-1835,
scarce, ex. William Elsholz Collection, ex. Corning Museum Collection.
Exhibited at the Detroit Institute of Arts in 1953.
FREEBLOWN DEEP BOWL, aquamarine,
cylindrical, tubular pontil scar, 5 3/4"H x 6 ¾"
at the widest point, outwardly folded rim, a mint bowl exhibiting
the expected usage wear. Probably blown at a New York State Glass
Works, 1840-1860, deaccessioned by the Corning Museum of Glass.
BLOWN THREE MOLD SALT, (McK#
GII-20), clear, straight-sided bowl and circular foot drawn from
the same gather, pontil scar, 1 5/8"H x 2 7/8"D, sheared
and tooled rim, a mint salt with a minor pontil chip noted for
accuracy only. American, 1820-1840, rare form.
PATTERN MOLDED SALT CELLAR,
pale steel blue, 24 ribs slightly swirled to the left, pontil
scar, 2 3/4"H, tooled rim, mint. American, possibly blown
at a Midwestern Glass House, 1820-1840.
BLOWN GLASS CREAMER WITH
APPLIED HANDLE, olive green with opalescent white loopings, pontil
scar, 3 1/4"H, tooled mouth with pour spout and applied glass
threading, about mint (a tiny 1/8" annealing line in the
body is a manufacturer's flaw). Probably blown at an English Glass
House, 1800-1840, rare.
BLOWN THREE MOLD SALT CELLAR,
(McK# GII-20), colorless, ogee shaped bowl with drawn foot, pontil
scar, 2 1/4"H x 2 5/8"D at widest point, tooled and
flared rim, a mint salt with a pinhead-sized spot of lip edge
roughness. American, 1820-1840, rare form.
PATTERN MOLDED PITCHER WITH
APPLIED HOLLOW HANDLE, clear, 20 ribs swirled to the right, pontil
scar, 6 1/8"H, tooled rim with pour spout, about mint (very
difficult to locate flask behind lower handle attachment). Blown
at a Pittsburgh District Glass Works, Pittsburgh, PA, 1820-1840,
rare.
PAIR OF SANDWICH-TYPE SALT
SHAKERS WITH ORIGINAL PEWTER COLLARS, cobalt blue and peacock
blue, tapered octagons, smooth bases, 3"H to the top of the
finial, ground mouths with screw threads, mint. American, probably
blown at a New England Glass Works, 1860-1880, scarce.
BLOWN THREE MOLD DEEP DISH
OR PATTY PAN, (McK# GIII-20), colorless, sunburst and diamond
diaper pattern, pontil scar, 1 7/8"H x 5 5/8"D, folded
rim, mint. Probably blown at the Boston and Sandwich Glass Works,
Sandwich, MA, 1820-1840, scarce, ex. Frank Jedlicka collection.
