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Northwood Company Butter Dish in the Flute Pattern

14 Monday Sep 2020

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Antique Glass, Butter Dish, Carnival Glass, Colored Glass, Coloured Glass, Marigold Glass

This butter dish was manufactured by the H. Northwood Company of Wheeling, West Virginia prior to 1924. The pattern, no. 21, was introduced in 1907.

It is a pretty marigold with hints of pink, blue and yellow.

For more information, and other examples of this pattern, check out David Doty’s Carnival Glass Website.

 

Signed Northwood Glass Argonaut Shell Creamer

06 Thursday Jul 2017

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Argonaut Shell, Creamer, Custard Glass, Nautilus, Northwood, Tumbler

 

Well I was wrong.   I DID pick up additional pieces in this pattern –  little tumblers. I went into the same store – Harvest Antiques – where I had purchased the creamer and there they were. The tumblers have the same sprig of seaweed and the ‘shell’ details but they do not have any gilt.  I don’t think the gilt was worn or washed away.  I don’t think they had any.

I bought five tumblers.  It is amazing, but they are as fresh and clean and undamaged as they were the day they were made.  Someone must have loved these pieces and taken good care of them.

The tumblers are not signed or marked.

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November 19, 2015

AnotheNorthwood Argonaut (1)r oldie but goldie piece of custard glass.  This  pressed creamer was produced by Northwood in the early years of the twentieth century. This is the Argonaut Shell pattern, which I gather was also called Nautilus by some.

This is a very large creamer – this piece stands 4 /2 inches at the spout, is 3 inches wide at the widest point and is 6 inches from spout to handle edge. It definitely could be used as a gravy boat.

The Encyclopedia of Victorian Colored Pattern Glass, Book 4: Custard Glass from A to Z by William Heacock has a page devoted to this pattern.  There were quite a number of different pieces produced.  According to Mr. Heacock, the line was also produced in opalescent colours and carnival novelties.

David Doty’s site – shows pieces in carnival colours.  He indicates that they were made by Dugan after Northwood’s molds were transferred.  Some still have the Northwood signature (as does this piece).

The cruet stopper (shown in the book) looks very interesting – it has been formed to resemble a seashell.  While the details of the seashells and seaweed are likely unique, this piece doesn’t really ‘speak’ to me and I likely won’t pick up any other pieces.

 

Northwood Custard – Louis XV Pattern

05 Saturday Dec 2015

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Antique Glass, Berry Bowl, Custard Glass, Louis XV, Northwood, Sauce Bowl

Northwood Louis XV (1)Here’s another piece of early custard glass made by Northwood.  I have seen it referred to as a sauce bowl or berry dish.  The pattern is the regal sounding Louis XV Pattern.

My handy dandy custard guide – The Encyclopedia of Victorian Colored Pattern Glass, Book 4: Custard Glass from A to Z by William Heacock – indicates that Northwood started producing this pattern in 1898.  It was also made in emerald green with gold.

The book has photos of a number of pieces including a pitcher, butter dish, sugar and creamer, etc.

Very fancy!

 

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