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Title: Bryce Glass
Condition: New
Subtitle: Art and Novelty in Nineteenth-Century Pittsburgh
Author: Harley N Trice, Debra M Coulson
Contributor: Gerald W R Ward (Edited by)
Format: Hardback
Type: Hardback
EAN: 9781913875336
ISBN: 9781913875336
Publisher: D Giles Ltd
Genre: Architecture & Antiques
Release Date: 03/04/2023
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Item Height: 279mm
Item Length: 229mm
Release Year: 2023
Description: Scottish immigrant James Bryce (1812–1893) began his glassmaking career at the age of ten as a child labourer on the floor of a Pittsburgh glasshouse working for $1.25 a week. In 1850 he founded his own glassware company just as pressed glass was increasing in popularity. Pressed glass transformed the lives of everyday people by making beautiful tableware widely available to those who could not afford the expensive blown and cut crystal enjoyed by their wealthy neighbours. Bryce became one of the largest producers of pattern glass in America and by 1871 was shipping its products all over the world. The company continued operations for 113 years, guided by second and then third generation family members. This volume celebrates the beauty and artistry of the naturalistic designs, colourful tableware, and whimsical novelties Bryce produced between 1850 and 1891. At its heart, this book is a highly-illustrated work with 190 newly commissioned colour plates beautifully photographed by leading decorative arts photographer Gavin Ashworth. It concludes with a compendium of authenticated Bryce products illustrated primarily with period line drawings that will be a valuable tool for both sophisticated glass scholars and casual collectors alike.

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