Ceramics & Glass (Week 8) Flashcards
American Glass
Dominated the market by imported English and Europea wares
made with ancient techniques still used today
venice as center of glassmaking
American Glass materials/methods
silica (sand), alkali (potash), lime fused at high temperatures
needed access to raw materials and wood for furnaces
European-trained immigrant glasshlowers are key from 17th century forward
18th Century American Glass Factories
Caspar Wistar, New Jersey, est. 1739
William Henry Stiegel, Manheim, PA, est. 1765
Johann Frederick Amelung, New Bremen, MD, est. 1785
Bottle
Wistar
Wistarburg Glassworks
New Jersey
1745 - 1755
first successful glass factory
characteristically light green
Pocket Bottle
Henry William Stiegel
Manheim, PA
1769 - 1774
Covered Goblet
John Frederick Amelung
New Breman, MD
1785 - 1795
Decanter
Bakewell, Page, and Bakewell
Pittsburg, PA
1826 - 1835
Bishop Mug
Thomas Cains
Boston
1821 - 1825
*important for exam
chain decoration, loops of glass applied, motif associated with Cains
Decanter
Thomas Cains
1813 - 1835
chain decoration
Pair of Tulip Vases
Boston and Sandwich Glass Co.
Sandwich, MA
1845 - 65
pressed glass
American Ceramics
market dominated by English, Continental, and Asian imports
types: Redware, Stoneware, Porcelain
early efforts: Bonnin and Morris, Tucker
Platter
Pennsylvania
Redware
mid 19th century (1850s)
Jar/Pot
1855 - 1859
J & E Norton
Bennington, Vermont
Stoneware with colbalt blue
utilitarian, food storage