Type [5.] The most popular inexpensive lamp of the period was a molded lamp in various designs, clear glass hearts, lyres, diamonds, bulls eye, and hob nail patterns appealing to the public. The molds were heavily grouved and fine stippling was avoided because this caused greater tendency to breakage which was undesirable in anything containing inflammable material.
Type [6.] Fluted over laid molded bowl, six sided base, clear white.
- a. Blue.
- b. Green.
- c. Purple.
- d. Vaselene.
- e. Opalescent white.
- f. Opalescent blue top, white base.
- g. Opalescent jade green top, white base.
- h. All jade green, very rare.
- i. Opalescent white top, blue base.
Plate XX
FLAT WARE OF THE EARLY PERIOD
1835-1849
The author believes there were made during the first period many large dishes for table use to match the cup plates. These are necessarily rare as such objects were more expensive and more liable to breakage. To illustrate we have given specimens the additional designation of C when there is a cup plate of corresponding design and have affixed the measurements. The following dishes are rare and have in every instance been collected by the author from their original sources.
[1.] Washington, 6 inch plate—C—inscription. “George Washington” spelled backwards.