Brockwitz baskets
|
The catalogue page shown below is from the
Brockwitz 1928 Musterbuch (catalogue). It shows several handled baskets (körbchen or henkelkörbe),
some of which were also shown in earlier Brockwitz catalogues.
We can, however, identify most of the basket
patterns shown in the Brockwitz catalogue, although, to date, only one Brockwitz basket has
been reported in Carnival Glass - Galactic Beauty, shown in the centre of the middle row, and
pictured on the right.
Top row: basket 8251
(left) is in the Brockwitz pattern Luise. The baskets top
right and center (12400 and 12401) are both in the Brockwitz pattern Koh-i-Noor (aka Miniature Hobnail)
and are also illustrated on pages that show the full pattern suite.
Middle row: the small
basket 28401 (left) is in the Chicago pattern, while the tall flower basket in the center is the
only one we can report with certainty in Carnival (we own an example, so we are sure of our facts):
its name is Galactic Beauty. On the right of the middle row is a shallow handled basket (77401)
with a very complex diamond and star design. The pattern is familiar but we can't name it at the
moment.
Bottom row: are two bonbons
and a basket in the Elektra design.
|
Galactic Beauty basket.
|
Although the page above is from 1928, many of the items
illustrated were shown in Brockwitz catalogues as early as 1915. A few other baskets were also illustrated later,
from well-known Brockwitz pattern suites. Antigone, for example and also Hamburg (a very elegant pattern featuring
plain panelled sides and with roses impressed on the base). Brockwitz also made a Curved Star (aka Zurich) basket
with an applied handle (not so far known in Carnival).
Also of interest are the baskets that are not found in the Brockwitz catalogues - Maple
Leaf, Fleur de Lys, George VI or similar baskets. See the Matthew Turnbull revelation.
|