Rose Tree pattern
Object NamePickle jar
Manufacturer
Westmoreland Glass Co.
(American (Grapeville, PA), 1889 - 1984)
DatePre-1900
OriginEast Liverpool, Ohio
MediumNon-flint clear pressed "goofus glass"
Dimensions9 1/4 x 3 x 3 in. (23.5 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm)
ClassificationsDecorative Arts, Glass
Credit LineGift of Quester Chapter Neta Snook #882. In the Iowa Quester Glass Collection, Brunnier Art Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Object numberUM98.56
Status
Not on viewCollections
CultureAmerican
MarkingsWhile this piece has no markings, similar jars were produced by Westmorland Glass Company Co., which began operating in East Liverpool, Ohio and moved to Grapeville, Pennsylvania in 1890. Westmorland used a paper label on it's early pieces. It was not until 1960 that an embossed "WG" was used as a manufacturer's.
The condition is good. The jagged top shows this jar was blown from the top into a blow mold, after which the glass bubble at the top was severed or "wetted off" . This indicates it was pre- 1900 and the use of screw top lids.. The piece originally had a painted design. This paint was removed to show how people would have removed the paint, which was cold painted and thus flaked off easily, to produce a clear jar which could then be used as a vase.
Locations
- (not entered) Iowa State University, Brunnier Art Museum
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Mt. Washington Glass Works
c. 1895
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Pittsburgh Lamp & Brass and Glass Co.
1890s
Object number: UM2022.39ab
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Pittsburgh Lamp & Brass and Glass Co.
1890s
Object number: UM2022.36ab