Variant Honeycomb Glass Rose Bowl, Circa 1904 - 1909 

Colors: Green with Silver Iridescence.

Collection of:  The Antiquarian Collection 

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Note:  We have labeled this as a Variant Rose Bowl.  We know that this mold and pattern was designed and sold as a rose bowl.  This piece of Dugan glass has been previously called a spittoon in an earlier publication.  We feel that author made an incorrect assessment based its variant shape.  If you review general line antique brass and glass spittoons you will find that whey are much larger and have a lip that is conical outward and they were designed for single use.  The opening on the bowl is the same as any other honeycomb rose bowl.  This is a Variant Rose Bowl the shape and size precludes general use as a spittoon.  The glass treatment would make it very difficult to clean, the physical size is simple too small to be practical, unless you hired a 6 year old as a swampier, you would never be able to clean the insides. 

Color of Bowl:  Green   

Glass Type: Transparent Green glass with an application of frit in vertical bands running from the bottom to the top of the rose bowl, around the entire rose bowl.  Frit was oxidized to create a silver iridescence color. 

Bowl:  Honeycomb patterned, round globe shaped bowl with a collar base (marie).  No crimps on rim.  The upper ¼ of the rose bowl has been pressed into the bowl while hot to produce a concave shape.  Bowl also has a collar base (marie) flat bottom to slight concave where pontil rod was attached.  Bowl has a slight convex interior, in the collar base area.  Bowl exhibits internal optic, vertical bands under the silver oxidized frit.  Vertical bands are not external.      

Decoration:  None except for frit treatment to exterior of the rose bowl.  The frit was oxidized which resulted in either a silver or gold iridescence color.  In the case of this rose bowl, silver.  The frit was not completely warmed in, giving and external texture to frit bands.  

Dimension:  3.0” height by 4.37” wide.  Bowl opening 1.5”.

Glass House: Dugan / Diamond

Region of Manufacture: USA, Indiana, PA.

Estimated Date of Manufacture:  1904 - 1909