6827 Northwood PAGODA Decorated & Script-Signed Custard Glass Berry Bowl

Description

PAGODA aka CHRYSANTHEMUM SPRIG. Lovely Paint and Gilt-Decorated 5" Custard Glass Berry Bowl in excellent undamaged antique condition with expected minor loss of decoration. For many years this pattern was known as Chrysanthemum Sprig. It was originally marketed as Pagoda, introduced in 1900.
EAPG - CUSTARD
Early American Pattern Glass
PAGODA
aka
CHRYSANTHEMUM SPRIG
Lovely Paint and Gilt-Decorated 5" Custard Glass Berry Bowl in excellent undamaged antique condition with expected minor loss of decoration. For many years this pattern was known as Chrysanthemum Sprig. It was originally marketed as Pagoda, introduced in 1900.
Custard Glass
, introduced to America circa 1895, is a type of pressed Early American Pattern Glass (EAPG), generally table, water and dresser sets, and novelty items. It was produced by most of the major glass makers of the time. It derives its name from the custard-like color of the glass, ranging from yellow-green to ivory or milky white.  Custard Glass contains Uranium Dioxide as a colorant, so it fluoresces under ultra-violet (black) light.  Most pieces were decorated either by "staining" with brown (nutmeg), blue, red, or green pigment to accent the design, or hand-painted with (usually) enameled floral decoration. Many received gilt trim and accents.
Excellent Antique Condition
means that while a
listed
item has no discernible post-production damage (chips, cracks, etc.), it may have one or more issues related to the dirty and dangerous production methods and the non-existance of Quality Control of the early 1900s. Production issues include:
Air bubbles
not squeezed out during pressing.
Heat checks
which are internal rifts filled with air (which is why you can see them), usually from a burst air bubble.
Inclusions
in the glass or on the surface of ash, grit or other foreign matter.
Lines called
straw marks
where molten glass was snipped with cool metal shears from the gathering rod, causing the glass touched by the shears to harden prematurely; lines in the glass also formed naturally during the cooling process.
Tool marks
from implements used to form the edge or influence the shape.
Mold issues
such as incomplete or malformed edges,
rough seams, extra glass at seams; webbed, incomplete or pulled edge points.
Cooling issues
such as
uneven legs, slanted stems or a bowed base (causing rocking). While these issues may be undesirable in the extreme, they do not qualify as "damage" and will be found to some degree on nearly all antique glassware.
Combined Shipping
is offered for both domestic and international shipment of multiple purchases. All items are bubble wrapped and cushioned with peanuts; no tape is used on the bubble wrap. Cartons are
labeled GLASS or FRAGILE, and
shipped in one business day; if I'm away then ASAP upon return.
All shipments are insured. International shipments will travel via USPS Priority Mail International for insurance and tracking purposes. The declared customs value may include the shipping charge depending on your country's import policies.
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