Monday, October 15, 2012

JoAnn Godawa of Bellevue, Nebraska reports on conjecture and Mr. Carder’s statements on Rouge Flambé.

Rande,

One can only surmise re the FC Red Glasses. My guess would be that he experimented with many ingredients, looking for a stable red glass that would not “Fly” in the kiln and would be consistent in color.

If you will refer to Mr. Carder’s phonograph recorded interview in the Fieldstone Porch Presents Creations by Carder of Steuben His American Art Glass transcription (ed. Distributed to those in attendance at a Symposium several years ago) that I made, you will see that this was his most troubling glass. If you don’t have a copy, I will send you one.

Mr. Carder, when asked about the Red Aurene Glass, said the Rouge Flambé or Red flame Glass was only made for one year and he experimented a great number of times before he obtained the quality of color he wanted.

He wanted a translucent glass that was more glasslike than any opaque material which is an imitation of pottery. When he finally achieved this, he says he made around 50 pieces of the Rouge Flambé, owing to the difficulty of making.

I find it interesting that he used the names Red Aurene and Rouge Flambé interchangeably. I have never thought of red Aurene as being Rouge Flambé or of Rouge Flambé as being Aurene.

Best regards,
Jo Ann

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