From a collector of amazing Early American Pattern Glass pieces from all over the country, this beautiful pitcher is an example of New Hampshire craftsmanship! To which you must agree is simply a work of art!!
I have looked in reference books, all over the internet, asked many an expert and the pitcher's maker and pattern hasn't been identified and is quite rare indeed. Noting that this piece is Early American Pattern Glass (EAPG) produced between 1850 and 1917 - its size is deceiving...this gorgeous piece weighs close to 4 pounds and when exposed to black light it glows the most beautiful yellow-green color! So you can be sure this is true to the era.
The pitcher measures 8" tall, is 7-1/2" wide (spout tip to handle arch) and has a ½" foot. It has a 40 ounces (5 cups) capacity, a ribbed handle with a thumb press and an elegant cathedral window style design.
Other than the expected production flaws of minor air bubbles and rippling, the only item to note is that in the 'crook" where the upper handle meets the body of the pitcher and the "v's" on the lip show a minor hint of gold - which is paint from the original design (rim of Pitcher was originally decorated with gold gilding). This piece is in exceptional antique condition!
www.antiquesandthearts.com/new-hampshire-glassmakers states........."From its earliest documented production at Jamestown in 1608, American glass was coveted for its utility and beauty. From the simplest stubby forms to the most sophisticated molded examples, early glass is prized both for the ingenuity it represents, its technological developments and its array of colors. Today's collectors treasure the irregularities of the preindustrial products that testify to the artistry of the particular maker †especially those produced in New Hampshire.
Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century glass was made in a relatively small pocket of New Hampshire Five towns that cut a swath across the southernmost pocket of New Hampshire were important glassmaking centers, supplying New Hampshire and a good part of the entire Northeast with high-quality window glass, bottles, flasks and other domestic necessities. They were Temple, Keene, Stoddard, Lyndeborough and Suncook. The combined output of these glassworks was prodigious and the products that survive are prized by collectors and institutions today.
Glassmaking was a major industry in the late Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century New Hampshire and the glassworks were usually the largest employers in the area. When the War of 1812 interrupted trans-Atlantic commerce and the ready but expensive supply of English and Irish glass, it lent a boost to the American glass industry. While the early product was usually black or in shades of olive green, later developments resulted in high-quality and aesthetically desirable objects. The level of decorative detail and the range of form increased over the years in competition with more costly cut glass articles imported from England and Ireland. As consumers became more affluent, their tastes and demands broadened.
By 1886 the Industrial Revolution had set in and with every household requiring glass articles, blown glasswares was eclipsed in favor of large scale standardized manufacture and the last New Hampshire glass factory was closed."
This exquisite pitcher would either make a prized addition to any antique glass collection, or be a perfect gift idea for the discerning admirer of fine quality, artistically designed objects of amazing beauty!
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