Q? Steuben?

The Verdict Is….

from David Donaldson of Orlando

Hi Alan,

I am not sure of the maker, but the blue plate is a pressed glass product and the “fleur de lis” is a spurious signature.

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from Lon Knickerbocker of Dansville, NY

Alan- The blue plate shown yesterday morning is by Northwood glass company and can be seen online at: Shetlar stretch glass company identification. Go to the Northwood page, scroll down and click on the jade blue section which is listed separate, this shows exact piece and size.

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from Michael Krumme of Los Angeles

Alan,

Dave and Duane’s plate was made by the H. Northwood Glass Company. The #631 11-1/2 inch cake plate is shown in a photograph on page 138 of Harry Northwood – The Wheeling Years 1901-1925, and in catalog or brochure reprints on pages 147 and 179. The plate is shown in Topaz iridescent (a “vaseline” or canary type color), Jade Blue, and Emerald Green. Each has an iridized surface. Based on my reading of the book, it seems that the line was introduced in 1917, with different colors being added over subsequent years — some iridized, others (such as “Coral”) not. Jade Blue was introduced in 1922.

The “marie” on the bottom of the plate makes it clear that the piece was pressed in a mold, rather than being entirely hand-formed, as a Steuben piece would have been. The mark is spurious, obviously applied in an attempt to deceive a buyer.

For more details about the various colors made in this line, and the various names the company gave to it, consult pages 177-179, and 185-195 of the cited work.