MINI-STEUBEN

Gerry Gettman of McMurry, Pennsylvania wrote in to ask:

“Have you folks seen this article where US Glass is considering making Steuben on a small scale? If true, this is very exciting.”

US Glass–Fenton Glass link

(Ed.- the Steuben part is half way down the article in the section labelled “Different ovens, more product lines”)

CLUTHRA BUBBLES

This is HGM Steuben No 47. The label says it is a Steuben 10″ vase in opaline iridescent with an inverted circular rim. It is marked on the underside 2679. Is this Steuben shape # 2679?

Joann Tortarolo

White Cluthra

Shape #2683

A quick search of the shape index for 2679 shows that this vase is not the right shape at all to be a 2679.

It’s hard to tell from the photo, but this looks more like White Cluthra to me. It looks very much like Steuben shape number 2683.

However, the bubbles in HGM #47 appear to me to be a little different than the ones I see on examples of Steuben Cluthra. I have heard it said that the Steuben bubbles look like fried eggs. Nevertheless, the bubbles in the one in the photograph on the CSC website are less prominent than that… much like HGM #47. I defer to smarter minds than mine on this subject.

The appraiser’s description of this piece as being “iridescent” is waaaaaaay off. Cluthra can have either a shiny finish, or a satin finish, but I’ve never heard of iridescent Cluthra.

Michael Krumme, Los Angeles

WEBMASTER’S CORNER

This pair of candlesticks are shape 7505. They were made in Plain Crystal, Pomona Green, Bristol Yellow or Cerise Ruby. This pair are made in Cerise Ruby which is also called Selenium Red.

Marshall Ketchum

Cerise Ruby Candlesticks

Shape #7505

2013 Carder Steuben Club annual Symposium will be held at The Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, NY from September 19-21, 2013. The festivities will begin with Frederick Carder’s 150th birthday celebration on the evening of September 18, 2013.

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