CLEAR FLACCUS BATTLESHIP- LID ONLY (NOT Milk Glass) Covered Dish Antique c1898 

This fine Antique CLEAR FLACCUS BATTLESHIP- LID ONLY Dish: (There is no base to this listing.)

- is a well-modeled top cover in high relief depicting smokestacks, vents, portholes, and cannons. ;

- is mold formed pressed glass, well modeled in deep relief with very good design and detail and is Clear Glass with “fire”.

Dimensions:                    2.1 in. Tall X 3.0 in. Wide X 5.6 in. Deep

Weight:                           5.1 Oz.

The estimated date is circa 1898.

This American FLACCUS BATTLESHIP Clear Glass Lid Cover is in good condition with some losses- it is noted: the capstan is missing as is the rear cannon barrel; and on the top rim bottom edge there a shallow edge loss chip about 1/2 in. long and a bit of roughness on the underside edge under the bough. Mold lines from the making and small frets and flakes from use, are typical on these dishes after 120 years- it is in better condition than most. Otherwise, condition status includes minimal normal wear and rubbing. Overall, this work is sound, having no other chips, cracks, major defects, or other apparent repairs or restorations. This item is sold as is, as described. Please see all photos which are a part of this description.  Photos have been taken in indirect sunlight, reflections and lighting spots and shadows that may appear as irregularities do not necessarily indicate defects and are not necessarily chips, cracks, or discoloration.

Flaccus- Glass and Milk Glass Battleships:

On October 4, 1898, a design patent was granted to George A. Flaccus, of the E.C. Flaccus Company, Wheeling, West Virginia, (established 1877) for a “Shipping Vessel”. On the bow of the glass battleships manufactured under this patent are the embossed names Oregon, Wheeling, and Olympia, all ships of the US Navy fleet, being the USS Oregon, USS Wheeling, and USS Olympia. There is a fourth ship that lacks the name of the ship on the hull. These were stylized models of Indiana-class pre-dreadnought warships that participated in the Spanish American war. Made of milk glass, a glass that was popular around the end of the 19th century through the 1950, and of clear glass. The mustard contained in these ships was almost certainly a product of the Flaccus Condiment Company. As purveyors of catsup, mustard, mincemeat, vinegar and preserves, Flaccus designed a large number of their own containers, and also often commissioned this work to other glasshouses. Flaccus and other glassmakers of this period created figural covered dishes based on famous and heroic figures.