Posted 2 years ago
jjmj1234
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my very first post. recently found this while cleaning out my sister's apartment. always remembered it being in my parent's house. not sure exactly what it is.
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Hi from Sydney Australia!
I think your bowl and frog are from a pattern series called Glendale and made by Weller in the 1920's. The frog looks to be in good condition. The bowl seems to have been knocked and damaged. Collectors might like to get their hands on a frog, because it is more likely to be missing.
Consult The Collector's Encyclopedia of Weller Pottery by Sharon & Bob Huxford page 202.
There is a similar piece on the net at: http://cashstashortrash.blogspot.com/2011/02/weller-glendale-bowli-found-it-in-trash.html.
thanks for your help. i never knew what they called the insert piece. frog.....i wonder how that came about.
do you know if it was used for fresh flowers?
Yes, fresh or silk. They are quite collectible in there own right.
http://www.google.com/search?q=flower+frogs&hl=en&rlz=1T4ADRA_enUS412US412&prmd=ivns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=bfIJTuGUCqPY0QHhlZmMAQ&ved=0CHAQsAQ&biw=1280&bih=625
Theories abound about the origin of the term "flower frog" : http://www.bullworks.net/ffg/articles/collff.html
I'm surprised the term came in so late. I'd like to know what the earlier ones were called before "flower frog" took over.
It's almost like the Cane Toad invasion of Australia. They were imported from Hawaii in the 1930’s. The idea was to control a beetle that infected sugar cane plantations. An original 102 toads has increased to plague proportions. They had been taken from Puerto Rico to Hawaii for help on their cane plantations earlier in the 1900’s. But that's another story!
I thought I recognized the "birds nest". Here is an earlier post...
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/5370-weller-glendale-console-bowl?in=454