Antique Northwood Good Luck Amethyst Carnival Glass Basketweave Plate 9"

Description

Late 19th to early 20th century Northwood Carnival Glass plate in the amethyst coloration - shimmering iridescent shades of purple, green, and gold - pressed with a motif of flowers surrounding a horseshoe and riding crop crowned with the words "Good Luck." Scalloped / sawtooth edge and basket weave pattern on reverse.

"Harry Northwood (the eldest of ten children) was born in Stourbridge in 1860, to a family that lived and breathed glass! His father was the celebrated John Northwood, who was famed for his work in cameo glass, in particular his creation of a replica of the Portland Vase. Trained in art and well versed in glassmaking in England, Harry Northwood emigrated to the USA in 1881 where, after six years further experience in the glass industry, he established his first factory in Martin’s Ferry, Ohio. But it was at Northwood’s subsequent glassworks in Wheeling that his famous Carnival Glass was first issued in 1908. Harry Northwood was a master colourist, renowned for his fabulous aqua opals and mouth-watering pastel colours. Harry was a brilliant glassmaker, inventor, artist, glass colourist and businessman, and his Carnival Glass is often seen as some of the finest that has been made. His Peacocks design is artistically perfect, and his Poppy Show and Rose Show patterns are a triumph of mouldmaking and superb Carnival Glass production. Northwood also mastered the making of pastel Carnival colours (the iridescent white, ice green and ice blue colours), which are highly sought-after beauties. Soft, subtle and frosty iridescence shimmering with lime, pink and aqua, they were introduced by Northwood in January 1912 as “pearl” (white), “azure” (ice blue) and “emerald” (ice green). Harry Northwood's younger brother Carl died in 1918, and Harry himself died only a year later in 1919. Production limped on, but without Harry’s genius, the guiding light was gone, and the Northwood glass works was forced into receivership, closing in 1925. There was also stress in the Northwood family concerning Harry's son, Clarence, who was responsible for sales and in charge of the trade show displays. As was reported in the 1911 Pittsburg Press, Clarence left his wife and fled to St. Louis. In the late 1990s, Wheeling resident, David McKinley, resurrected the name Northwood and its connection with glassmaking. David McKinley’s great grandfather was Carl Northwood (the younger brother of Harry and a main player at the Northwood glass works). In 1998 the Northwood Art Glass Company was born in Wheeling, and they engaged Fenton to make some limited edition Northwood-signed glass, including a Grape and Cable vase and a Dolphins comport, both made in the style of old Northwood glass." (Source: Carnival Glass Worldwide)

Condition

Good Overall - Gentle wear

Dimensions

9" x 9" x 1.75" (Width x Depth x Height)