Posted 13 years ago
Pocatalico
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This large milk glass platter by an unknown maker is one of my favorites. I've read that the maker might possibly be Atterbury and that it was probably made in the 1890s. I love the dog making its way through the reedy pond to retrieve the hunter's downed duck with the lily pads around the border. Happily, this beautifully designed and executed piece of early Amercian glass is not hard to find.
Such a cool thing! It's a milk glass "mantique"....lol... Thanks for sharing it!!
"Mantique" ha! Love that! Thanks for the comment. :)
I have one of these that has been sitting out or sight on top of a closet for around 20 years. Maybe I should get it down and find some way to hang it on a wall.
kwqd, You should, because it's gorgeous. <3
Get one of those unobtrusive wire hangers, e.g.:
https://shakespearesolutions.com.au/products-page/plate-hangers/traditional-spring-plate-hangers/
Here's one at etsy described as Atterbury & Co., but no patent provided:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1286774603/atterbury-co-retriever-platter
Here's another at Ruby Lane:
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A wonderful milk glass platter with a sharply detailed embossed pattern depicting a retriever swimming through a lily pond to retrieve a duck downed by a hunter. I have searched through several glass books to try to identify this pattern and the manufacturer, as someone suggested it might be Sandwich Glass, but didn't find anything. I also searched through several years of auction results and the only one I could find was the following result from Tom Harris Auctions, Marshalltown, IA., Lot 82 of his March 2007 Early American Pattern Glass Auction.
'EAPG Milk Glass Retriever Platter NR
Sold For $175
Early American Pattern Glass milk glass Retriever platter: shows the familiar center pattern of a swimming dog after a wounded duck.
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https://www.rubylane.com/item/704791-QS-F0303/Fine-19th-Century-EAPG-Milk-Glass
It sure seems like it could be Atterbury.
About Atterbury:
https://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/atterbury-designs-for-covered-animal-dishes-in-glass/
the Atterbury attribution is based solely on the discovery of an example in pink clambroth, a color that was almost exclusively made by Atterbury...
https://www.eapgs.net/pattern-details.php?idx=277
be very careful with those wire hanger as they are famous for causing edge damage. There are also adhesive hangers:
https://www.hobbylobby.com/home-decor-frames/knobs-hardware/easels-plate-holders/invisible-plate-hanger/p/37980
be very careful with those wire hanger as they are famous for causing edge damage. There are also adhesive hangers:
https://www.hobbylobby.com/home-decor-frames/knobs-hardware/easels-plate-holders/invisible-plate-hanger/p/37980
TallCakes, Very interesting about the pink clambroth sample.
TallCakes, Also interesting about the wire hangers.
That AU source carries the adhesive variety as well:
https://shakespearesolutions.com.au/products-page/plate-hangers/invisible-plate-hanger-disc/
Thanks, keramikos and TallCakes! These platters have very thin, fragile edges, so I would not attempt using wire hangers.