Henry William Stiegel Amethyst Flask

[Steve/sewell]

3 My wife drinks wine out of this one from time to time. It is her favorite glass in my collection. Its also huge as the bowl probably holds 10 ounces.

 

[baltbottles]

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George also your bottle appears to have been blown in a two piece mold where as the originals were blown in a patterned dip mold. That is why the impression on your bottle is so bold compared to the originals.

Chris

Jinx, buy me a Coke!

Amazing how two great minds can think alike[]

It is indeed.....[]

 

[baltbottles]

Steve I thought the checkered diamond pattern molded flasks were generally considered to be Amelung not Stiegel....

Chris

 

[George Ingraham]

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George also your bottle appears to have been blown in a two piece mold where as the originals were blown in a patterned dip mold. That is why the impression on your bottle is so bold compared to the originals.

Ah.. Yes.. Now that is certainly noteworthy for sure..

 

[Steve/sewell]

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Steve I thought the checkered diamond pattern molded flasks were generally considered to be Amelung not Stiegel....

Chris

They are Chris, the flask I showed which Jeff owned has a staggered patern and there are quite a few known stiegel flasks with this type of Diamond design. The design you speak of is this one.

 

[Steve/sewell]

Chris here are two pieces with very good Provenance from the Philadelphia Glass works owned by John and Samuel Elliot and Issac Gray which were located in Kensington 1774 to 1780 and recently relocated right next to Dyotts glass factory ,more to come in a few days... Note the similarities to Stiegels and Amelungs glass.These were an exciting pick up for me. Some of the work men from this glass works fled Stiegel when his eminent failure was at hand. One of them Issac's Lazarus a German/Jewish Glass cutter,and flowerer ran away from Stiegel as an indentured worker.John Elliot was a master Cabinet Maker and looking glass merchant in Philadelphia.

 

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