A Find or Not?

The Collector’s Encyclopedia of American Art Glass by John A. Shuman III

p. 30 – Mandarin Yellow – Steuben

Frederick Carder’s Mandarin Yellow was made about 1915-1916. This translucent and brilliant yellow color was inspired by the yellow Chinese porcelains of the Ming dynasty (14th to 17th centuries). Internal stresses in this apparently weak structured glass caused it to crack; around a dozen examples are known to exist today, mostly in the form of vases.
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from Bob Bjork of Stonington, Ct.

In response to Steven Pescatore’s questions about the yellow pitcher.

I have seen examples of this glass before. I believe that it is Continental, most likely English. As the name implies, Mandarin Yellow was produced in Chinese shapes. As Steuben’s Mandarin Yellow was brittle, it would never have had applied handles. Also the pitcher is much too translucent to be Mandarin Yellow.

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from Lon Knickerbocker of Dansville, NY

Alan,

Mr. Pescatore’s pitcher is Czech. glass, I have seen several of these over the years and it does appear in a reference on Czech. glass but I don’t have the reference materials to provide you with. I am hopeful one of the Loetz/Czech. collectors will contact you and verify this.

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from David Donaldson of Orlando, FL

Well, it appears to have the wrong body shape as well as the upper rim lacks the graceful curve; and if these old eyes serve me correctly, there appears to be to much green in the yellow color. A humble 2 cents worth from balmy Florida. Also, I have never seen engraved numbers such as these on a piece of Carder Steuben