Steve/sewell
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This is a magnificent piece of glass as the quality of the gaffer craftsmen who designed and made it is second to none.
The swan stands 6 inches tall and is 5 inches long breast to the end of the tail.The color scheme is seen often on pieces attributed to the Sandwich glass works.The swan is heavy comparatively and is hollow cored in the twin ribbed neck.
I cant tell if the feathers are from a pressed mold or crimped individually.A small gob of Golden yellow glass is started and then a second gather of clear flint glass surrounds the golden glass.None of the golden yellow glass is on the surface anywhere on the swan.The piece also has the classic rough pontiled early disk footing seen on so many dram glasses and table ware of the late 1700s and the early 1800s.I purchased this piece after visiting the Sandwich glass museum last month for my wife who now finally has found a niche in the glass hobby.
The swan stands 6 inches tall and is 5 inches long breast to the end of the tail.The color scheme is seen often on pieces attributed to the Sandwich glass works.The swan is heavy comparatively and is hollow cored in the twin ribbed neck.
I cant tell if the feathers are from a pressed mold or crimped individually.A small gob of Golden yellow glass is started and then a second gather of clear flint glass surrounds the golden glass.None of the golden yellow glass is on the surface anywhere on the swan.The piece also has the classic rough pontiled early disk footing seen on so many dram glasses and table ware of the late 1700s and the early 1800s.I purchased this piece after visiting the Sandwich glass museum last month for my wife who now finally has found a niche in the glass hobby.
