TRIO FLACCUS BATTLESHIP Glass Covered Dishes Antique Marked Americana USA c1898

Description

TRIO FLACCUS BATTLESHIP Glass Covered Dishes Antique Marked Americana USA c1898
This fine
TRIO OF
FLACCUS BATTLESHIP Glass Covered Dishes, each:
- has well-modeled top cover in high relief depicting smokestacks, vents, capstan, portholes, and cannons. The base is also artfully modeled with waves crashing and the American shield on the bow;
- is mold formed pressed glass, well modeled in deep relief with very good design and detail, and is EAPG with lots of “fire”;
- has a fitted rim between top and bottom; the has an inside rim ledge projecting up from the bottom so that the top slips neatly inside the edge of the base to hold it secure;
- is each marked on the bow with the embossed names Oregon, Wheeling, and Olympia;
- is part of an extremely rare assembled collection of the three marked glass battleships made by Flaccus.
Dimensions (Each):                    3.9 in. Tall 3.7 in Wide X 6.4 in. Deep
Weight (Total):                            3 Lbs., 8 Oz.
The estimated date is circa 1898.
This American TRIO OF FLACCUS BATTLESHIP Glass Covered Dishes is in very good condition- it is noted on the top there is an edge chip on the bottom outside rim on the Oregon, and a similar chip the has been ground down on the Wheeling. Otherwise, condition status includes minimal normal minor chips and fretting, wear and rubbing. Overall, these works are sound, having no other chips, cracks, major defects, or other apparent repairs or restorations. This item is sold as is, as described. Please see all photos which are a part of this description.  Photos have been taken in indirect sunlight, reflections and lighting spots and shadows that may appear as irregularities do not necessarily indicate defects and are not necessarily chips, cracks, or discoloration.
Flaccus- Glass and Milk Glass Battleships:
On October 4, 1898, a design patent was granted to George A. Flaccus, of the E.C. Flaccus Company, Wheeling, West Virginia, (established 1877) for a “Shipping Vessel”.
On the bow of the glass battleships manufactured under this patent are the embossed names Oregon, Wheeling, and Olympia
, all ships of the US Navy fleet, being the USS Oregon, USS Wheeling, and USS Olympia. There is a fourth ship that lacks the name of the ship on the hull. These were stylized models of Indiana-class pre-dreadnought warships that participated in the Spanish American war. Made of milk glass, a glass that was popular around the end of the 19th century through the 1950, and of clear glass. The mustard contained in these ships was almost certainly a product of the Flaccus Condiment Company. As purveyors of catsup, mustard, mincemeat, vinegar and preserves, Flaccus designed a large number of their own containers, and also often commissioned this work to other glasshouses. Flaccus and other glassmakers of this period created figural covered dishes based on famous and heroic figures.
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