Topic: Very Large / Heavy Moulded Glass Pitcher

[Pinkspoons]

I know little/nothing about pressed glass - so any help would be gratefully received.

The pitcher came with a large mixed lot of glass I bought about 3 years ago from an antiques dealer who'd retired. I thought it was nice enough quality and practical, so put it away with the intention of using it. Which never happened.

It's only when I excavated it from the back of a cupboard the other day that I started to wonder about its age and origin.

Pressed in a 3-part mould, it has a hobnail pattern to the upper half and to the foot, with a series of concave panels bearing a zig-zag design.

It's 24cm / ~9 1/2" tall, and 23cm / ~9" at its widest point. Comes in at a hefty 2.3kg / 5lb. There's little obvious wear.

[pamela]

Nic, that's lovely indeed! Not a pattern that I've seen before, would even dare to deny continental origin. Not much help, sorry 

[Pinkspoons]

Thanks for taking a look, Pamela.

I did wonder if it might be American, having seen similar design elements come up in eBay US listings for pressed pitchers. But I daresay other companies in other countries also used the same elements.

[cubby01]

I did wonder if it might be American, having seen similar design elements come up in eBay US listings for pressed pitchers.

 It's Gorham Crystal (one of the Lenox brands) pattern called 'Emily's Attic'.  So yes, from the US unless they outsourced it.

Replacements.com list a 9" 48oz pitcher, which looks identical to yours (scroll down to out of stock items)
http://www.replacements.com/webquote/GOREMA.htm#5950526
Probably the reason you see little or no wear is they were made 2001-2004 according to the site.

P.S.  Oh, by the way those are beautiful photos.  Would love to see a wide shot of your photo set up. 

[Lustrousstone]

I think Cubby might be only partly right. Over here in the UK it's far more likely to be EAPG than a modern American repro. Gorham did make many repros apparetnly.

[cubby01]

Before I posted i tried to determine if the recent Gorham pattern was a repro using earlier molds from another company.  No indications found.  Anyways, I see a LOT of Early American Pressed/Pattern Glass on this side of the pond and IMO a utilitarian pitcher in that condition is highly unlikely to be 100+ year old EAPG.

[Lustrousstone]

I think we need an EAPG specialist. However, little modern utility glass makes its way here from the US. This old-fashioned style of pressed glass would not sell here. There is, however, a surprising amount of EAPG in very good condition that's been treasured in granny's china cabinet or kept for best.

[Pinkspoons]

I was inclined to think that it might be of more recent production, as the glass is very clean and bright. My experience of older (European blown) glass is that it tends not to be quite so free of colour. But, then, I've no hands-on experience with EAPG, and little with pressed glass more broadly.

It does seem odd that it would go from manufacture in the USA to antiques shop in the UK within 9-6 years (but stranger things do happen).

[Lustrousstone]

I'm not deciding either way but my 100-year-old Westmoreland Floral Colonial was lovely bright glass

[Pinkspoons]

Oh, that balances it out a bit, then.