Topic: Kitten-handled creamer in white opaque glass – ID, please?

[agincourt17]

A pressed glass creamer of white opaque glass, the handle in the form of a clambering kitten, and the body of the creamer decorated with looped chains. 4 inches tall. No identifying marks. 

(Permission for the re-use of this image on the GMB granted by Derek Jeannette).

Does anyone have any idea about the manufacture or date of manufacturer, please?

Fred.

[Paul S.]

this looks very 'white' - is there any chance it might be milk glass, as opposed to vitro-porcelain?           I know the States milk glass frequently had animals/fish/birds as finials and handles etc. (including the occasional cat).             What is the present location of this piece  U.K. or States?

[agincourt17]

The present location of the creamer is UK.

It certainly looks to me like milk glass rather than vitro-porcelain, and the US had struck me as being a likely contender for a country of origin, but I haven't been able to find anything to match so far.

The moulding is very crisp, and there is no apparent damage or wear, so it could possibly be modern (perhaps from an antique mould or even a lookeelikee).

Fred.

[Paul S.]

The only book I have is Bellknaps 'Milk Glass', but that's a bit dated now, and didn't see anything there.            Perhaps someone from the other side will recognize the design.          It does sound as though it's more recent.

[mhgcgolfclub]

Hi Fred

I am not really sure , I know Pamela as a similar design sugar bowl with lid for Inwald on her site. Two dogs for handles chasing what looks like a cat on the lid. Has chain links as well. I do not know if there was any matching creamer.

Roy

[agincourt17]

Thank you, Roy.

The Inwald lidded sugar bowl certainly had lots of similarities ) not only the chained dogs but also the radially-ribbed foot. Perhaps the animal on the creamer is a poorly-modelled dog rather than a cat (it certainly seems to have a collar).

Oddly enough, I had noticed an example of the Inwald lidded sugar bowl listed on eBay this evening, and I was struck by the similarities with the creamer but hadn't made the Inwald connection.

Fred.

[pamela]

According to Chiarenza, PGCC and PK 2002-5 Davidson unregistered design # 26

Davidson 1878 - 1888

 

[agincourt17]

Thank you very much, Pamela - what a result! The Davidson examples in opaque white glass are so crisply modelled and moulded.

I've still had no luck trying to get a copy (copies?) of the PGC publication(s?) with the early unregistered Davidson designs, so this proves their potential value to researchers and collectors yet again.

There must be so many unrecognised 'treasures' out there merely waiting for recognition or firm attribution. I presume no-one has an example of the creamer in clear or coloured (possibly even slag) glass to show. 

For anyone interested, here's the link to the Inwald lidded sugar on Pamela's site
http://www.pressglas-pavillon.de/deckeldosen/02580.jpg

All very much in the same style as the Sowerby "3 monkeys" lidded sugar bowl  and the Sowerby monkey-handled creamer pattern 1125 (though they were from Sowerby designs registered in 1876!).

I'm afraid that my grasp of German is even worse than my grasp of English, so I'm still not quite sure if there was a firm link made between the Davidson pieces and the Inwald pieces (other than blatant plagiarism, of course).

Fred.

[Paul S.]

top marks to Pamela

Do we know where the PGCC sourced their information - looks like a goldmine for pressed glass people.

[Sid]

Hello

This is a composite image from several pages in a Davidson catalog showing their No. 26 cream, sugar and covered sugar.  The handle on the cream in the catalog page looks like a dog to me but otherwise seems to match the example that started this discussion.

Sid