No Chrysanthemum on Display at the 29th Annual All Heisey Show and Sale

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1 THE HEISEY HERALD No Chrysanthemum on Display at the 29th Annual All Heisey Show and Sale THE NATIONAL CAPITAL HEISEY COLLECTORS CLUB Volume XXIX, No. 7 Washington, D.C. April, 2001

2 Page 2 The HEISEY HERALD APRIL, 2001 Heisey s No Chrysanthemum Pattern By John Martinez Chrysanthemum?! What in the Wide Wide World of Sports is he talking about. I have Clarence Vogel s book Heisey s First Ten Years, Vol. I, and he says the 1235 pattern is Beaded Panel and Sunburst. Yes, Clarence Vogel named the 1235 pattern Beaded Panel and Sunburst in Volume I. At the time, little was known about the pattern including the name, so Mr. Vogel gave it a name that was descriptive of the 1235 pattern. In the Heisey Glass Newscaster - May/June 1972, Mr. Vogel tells of the discovery of a China, Glass, and Lamps - Jan. 12, 1898 introducing Heisey s No Pattern, Chrysanthemum. He then tells everyone to cross out all reference to Beaded Panel and Sunburst, and replace it with Chrysanthemum. Unfortunately, he never changed it in Vol. I, so all of the reprints say Beaded Panel and Sunburst. After almost 30 years, it may be too late to change the name, but let s give it a try Chrysanthemum is an imitation cut glass pattern, and started out with about 60 items in 1898, shown in Vogel s Vol. I. By 1902, the pattern swelled to about 90 items. The 30 or so new items do not appear in the Vogel books, and included Covered Bowls, and a Tankard (pictured on the front page). In the 1902 price list, the 1235 Table Set sold for $3.50 per dozen (even I can afford that). Heisey Catalogue 56, ca 1909, contained three pages of the 1235 pattern, consisting of about 25 items. Chrysanthemum must have been popular because all of the other imitation cut patterns were either discontinued or whittled down to half a page in Catalogue 56. In the 1913 Catalogue, no pieces of Chrysanthemum are listed. The first mould maker hired by Heisey was Edward Strong, who worked for A. H. Heisey at the George Duncan and Sons factory, so it shouldn t be a big surprise that many of the early Heisey patterns are similar to Duncan. Chrysanthemum was no exception. Much of the information written in the 1970 s states the 1235 pattern may have been a reproduction of an earlier Duncan pattern. In the Heisey News - Feb article on 1235, Loren Yeakley writes about an early issue of Crockery and Glass Journal showing a table full of a pattern that looks like 1235 and a caption reading This is a new line from the George Duncan and Sons Company. For the most part, the 1235 pattern was not marked, and is often overlooked as Heisey by dealers. The Punch Bowl and Base, Custard Cup, and Wine are sometimes found with the Heisey mark. Chrysanthemum is another of the Nappy Happy early Heisey patterns. Of the 1235 items shown in Vogel s Vol. I, over half of them are some type of nappy or footed bowl. Heisey offered Chrysanthemum with decorations: No. 25 Gold, No. 26 Green (has anyone ever seen this?), No. 27 Bronze (is this what collectors call Amber?), and No. 28 Ruby. The decorations were done in two different ways. Sometimes the decoration was applied to the ribs between the sunbursts (see the Molasses on the front page). Other times the decoration was applied from the top rim of the piece, down to the design. Decorations to Chrysanthemum, and other Heisey patterns of the time, were most likely done by the L. J. Rogers Company, and/or the Oriental Glass Company. It is possible to find the 1235 Covered Butter with two different finials. The Butter in Vogel s Vol. I shows a sunburst finial. The variant Butter has a plain paneled finial, like the 341 Puritan pattern. By far, the easiest pieces of Chrysanthemum to find are the Punch Bowl and Base, and the Custard Cup. These are also the only pieces of 1235 that you can find in color (but don t hold your breath). The Punch Bowl, Base, and Custard cup were produced in Ivorina Verde. The Punch Bowl and Base can also be found in Opal, and if you are really lucky, you may find the Punch Bowl in Emerald with a Crystal Base. So far, no Custard Cups have been seen in Emerald or Opal, and no Bases have been found in Emerald, but that doesn t mean they don t exist. Heisey s 1235 isn t the hardest pattern to stumble across in your travels, though many pieces remain elusive to collectors. When you do find a piece, make sure you check it over closely for chips or damage. The hardest part about collecting the 1235 pattern is remembering that it s name is not Beaded Panel and Sunburst, so everyone, repeat after me...chrysanthemum!

3 APRIL, 2001 The HEISEY HERALD Page 3 APRIL MEETING Monday, April 9-7:00 P.M. Potomac Community Library Glenolden Drive Potomac, MD PROGRAM Review of and Finds from the 29th Annual All Heisey Show and Sale Please bring Examples Whatzits & Finds/Fakes Welcome New Members At the March All Heisey Show and Sale, we (Mrs. Chris) signed up a bunch of new members. The National Capital Heisey Collectors welcome: Maryland Julia R. Duane - Silver Spring Joyce U. Hernandez - Potomac Susan Harding - University Park Elsie Sullivan - Rockville Virginia Ken & Sue Buckstrup - Leesburg Dan Perry - Broadway Alan & Diana Taylor - Alexandria North Carolina Emogene Wallace - Elon Message from the Prez Well, nobody had a Cut Block or Winged Scroll Custard Cup for me at the 29th Annual All Heisey Show and Sale, but that doesn t mean I walked away empty handed. Once again, our dealers managed to fill the room with many unique and beautiful pieces of Heisey glass. By the time the show ended, I must have walked 20 miles just from circling the room! The only disappointment (for me) was that the show had to end. As I predicted, Heisey hunting the next weekend was a bust! It was great seeing and talking with all of our old dealers, and meeting our new dealers. Customers were constantly going to their cars, dropping of their latest acquisitions, and comming back for more. Thanks to everyone who helped make this years show a success. George Schamel for all of the work he did making sure the show ran smoothly, Mrs. Chris for manning our Membership Booth, and signing up all of those people, and everyone who manned the door and helped to set up and break down the show. A special thanks to all of our dealers who make the show worth comming to, and everyone who attended and supported the show. And thanks to all of the people I missed (you know who you are). Our next meeting will be a review of the All Heisey Show, and boy-oh-boy do I have pictures! Don t forget to bring and share your Heisey finds and stories from the show. See ya at the next meeting, John Martinez South Carolina Joey & Diana Cogdill - Fountain Inn Please try and attend some of our meetings. We would all like to meet you. Congratulations to Gary Schott from Dover Delaware, this year s winner of the Door Prize, an Empress Center Handled Sandwich Tray with the Fuscia cutting.

4 Page 4 The HEISEY HERALD APRIL, 2001 Gert GERT S GLASS Heisey & Duncan Jack Shows-Only (301)-HE Buy-Sell Appraisal-Service FOREVER HEISEY Jan and Norm Thran Specializing in Heisey 1663-Londondale-Parkway Newark,-Ohio (740) jathra@communigate.net HEISEY-ONLY BY-MAIL-OR-APPOINTMENT MOSTLY HEISEY Rhoda & David Curley CALL TOLL FREE 1(800) Clayton Place Albany,-N.Y (518) Heisey Exclusively Barbara and Richard Bartlett (904) or HEISEYS P.O.-Box clasyglas2@aol.com Ponte-Vedra-Beach,-FL Heisey-Exclusively Klondyke Explained In his book Heisey s Fandango #1201 Pattern, Joe Lokay mentions the Klondyke Assortment stating...it is believed that this was not a name given to the #1201 pattern, but was used because the actual pieces were decorated with gold. Since gold was discovered in the Klondyke in 1896, it makes perfect sense that Heisey would try and cash in on the name. Regardless, if Klondyke was the actual name of the #1201 pattern, I doubt collectors would ever make the switch. The name Fandango is in too many reference books, and it just sounds better! (Kind of hypocritical, aren t I?) Speaking of Fandango, I spoke with Carl Sparacio at the All Heisey Show and Sale. He told me since he wrote his article on Stems in the Heisey News - Jan. 1977, he has yet to see or hear of anyone having a Fandango Goblet. Either it is very rare, or an Urban Legend. Just Minutes off Interstate 95, Exit 101 Dealers Directory Mail-Order,-Shows,-Display heisey@logantele.com Heisey, etc. Mike & Barb Rosenberger Buy and Sell Antique Glass 974-Forgy-Mill-Road MAIL-ORDER Dunmor,-KY (270) George & Eileen Schamel 6625 Gilardi Road Boonsboro, MD Appointment or Mail Order (301) ersquilter@webtv.net THE WOODEN SHOE Antiques & Collectables Buy & Sell Glass, Furniture, Estates Jim & Sheri Van Es By Appointment Herndon, VA (703) PATTON HOUSE ANTIQUES Specializing in Glass Heisey Cambridge Fostoria Duncan Factory Antique Mall Verona, Virginia off I-81, Exit 227 Shadwell Aniquaires 3025 Louisa Rd., Keswick, VA Antiquers Mall, Booth 81 Route 29 North, Charlottesville, Virginia The Daniel s, Box 547 Louisa, VA (540)

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