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998.033 Carnegie Pattern Salad Bowl by Pitkin & Brooks
by Gerry LaCroix
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998.033 Carnegie Pattern Salad Bowl by Pitkin & Brooks
by Gerry LaCroix
The Carnegie salad bowl by Pitkin & Brooks (P&B) measures 3 inches high by 8 inches in diameter and is unsigned. It was donated to the ACGA Collection in 1997. Fig. 1 provides a top view of the bowl. The pattern has a general swirl motif of 32-point hobstars surrounded by strings of cut vesicas, rays and hob diamonds.
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Figure 1. Carnegie Bowl (top view) |
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Side views of the bowl are shown in Figs. 2a and 2b.
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Figure 2a. Carnegie Bowl (1st side view) |
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From Fig. 2b, we see that the design also includes three 16-point rayed stars, each about to be engulfed by a “clam-like” combination of two cut vesicas encompassing four rays.
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Figure 2b. Carnegie Bowl (2nd side view) |
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Fig. 3 depicts the bowl as advertised in the P&B 1909 catalog. Apparently, the bowl was only available in the 8-inch diameter size. It was priced at $10.00.
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Fig. 3 Carnegie Bowl from 1909 Catalog |
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Figure 2b. Carnegie Bowl (2nd side view) |
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Another P&B catalog, reputed to be from 1907, shows the same bowl priced at $12.50. This higher price, at an earlier date, is counterintuitive. All things being equal, one would expect prices to increase over time, not decrease.
The Carnegie pattern was also produced on a nappy and a saucer as shown in Figs. 4a and 4b.
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Figure 4A |
Figure 4B |
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The reader is directed to the following references for additional information:
1. “Collecting American Brilliant Cut Glass 1876-1916”, p. 179, by Bill and Louise Boggess;
2. ACGA reprint of Pitkin & Brooks 1907 Catalog, p. 5; and
3. ACGA reprint of Pitkin & Brooks 1909 Catalog, p. 4, 9 and 11.
Contact Walter Poeth (530-873-6608) or Leon Torline (620-227-8154) for information about adding cut glass to the ACGA Collection. If you can provide additional information about this piece, or would like to help catalog pieces in the ACGA Collection, contact Ken Howe, (859-331-8954), kenhowe@fuse.net.
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