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Glass Collector's Digest June/July 1990, Vol. IV, No. 1

GCD199003 The June/July 1990 (volume IV, no 1) feature articles were:

Morgantown Glass Guild: The Co-Op Years by Jerry Gallagher - Economic factors which dictated changes in the production of Morgantown Glass are the focus of this article. Two color plates show an array of the colored ware for which the company is best known.

Custard Glass: A Brief History by George Reynolds - This survey considers American-made custard glass. Some of the popular patterns noted are Northwoods Chrysantemum, Dithridges Bulging Teardrop, Ivorina Verde by Heisey, The McKee Glass Company line French Ivory, Color pictures display eight items.

Maize Condiment Set & Sugar Shaker by Mildred and Ralph Lechner - Previously Libbey Maize art glass condiment sets were depicted only in a line drawing trade advertisement. Four color photos are shown here, one of which is a 1960 reproduction by L.G. Wright for comparative purposes.

Nineteenth Century Glass of the Ohio Valley by C. Eason Eige - Glass from the Huntington Museum of Art was selected and grouped to represent recognizable styles. Victorian Pressed Pattern, Hobnail & Blurina patterns, Amber Swirl Zanesville are among those shown in the photos accompanying the text.

Sulphides: Portraits sealed in Glass by Karla Klein Albertson - These portraits, also known as cameo incrustation, are of artistic and historical value. They appear in a variety of objects such as jewelry, blown vases, French paperweights, and tumblers. A discussion of the history of sulphides covers the production process and important innovators such as James Tassie, Apsiey Pellatt, Baccarat and Clichy. Five photos display sulphide work. Included are suggestions of some of the best places for viewing - Corning Museum of Glass, The Art Institute, Bergstrom-Mahler Museum - and references such as Sulphides - The Art of Cameo Incrustation by Jokelson.

Moser - The Venetian Connection by Gary Baldwin - This article is an update on Baldwins book Moser - Artistry in Glass, 1857 - 1938. Its purpose is the continued pursuit of the question to untangle commercial relationships between European glass manufacturers. Discussed in particular are the cooperative efforts of the Bohemian firm, Ludwig Moser & Sons, and two Venetian glass houses - The Venice & Murano Glass Co. and Salviati & Co. Seven color plates support the text.

Char & Kevin Eagleton: Contemporary Glass Artists by June Grayson




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