Carnival
Glass Collectors' Facts
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Pattern: Tartan
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Maker:
Brockwitz
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Marigold
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Blue
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| Blumenbowl (cuspidor shape) |
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| Bowls (various sizes) |
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| Butter |
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| Celery |
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| Creamer |
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| Epergne, 13" and 15" |
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| Stemmed cake plate (various) |
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| Tray, rectangular |
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| Tumbler |
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| Tumble-up |
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| Vase, cylinder shaped, 13" |
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| Vase, trumpet shaped, 9.25" |
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| Water Pitcher |
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The original
Brockwitz name for this pattern was Kopenhagen. Also known as Daisy & Cane, and
Olympia.
The overall
effect of Tartan is of criss-crossed diamonds that are filled with flat buttons. Some items in
Tartan also have a very distinctive flat sectioned top edge (castellated).
There are
two main variations of the pattern: on one variation alternate buttons have
either a file pattern or a floral “daisy” pattern (the “daisy and cane” variation) while on the
other main variation all the buttons are quite plain and smooth. This can be seen clearly in the
images below: the Blumenbowl is the "daisy and cane" version, and the creamer has the plain
buttons.
A wide range
of shapes in Tartan was illustrated in Brockwitz’ catalogues from 1915 (an
extract is shown above, courtesy of Dieter Neumann). The “daisy and cane” variation was shown
in the 1915 catalogue while the plain button variation was shown in their 1928 catalogue. The
likely explanation is that Brockwitz re-tooled the moulds, removing the “daisy and cane” effect
and creating the flat, plain buttons. It seems likely that items with the “daisy and cane”
effect are probably pre 1928. A further variation was illustrated in a
1923 issue of the British Pottery Gazette in which all the buttons have the file
pattern.
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Pictures, from the left, are
Top Row:
Blumenbowl (or flower bowl),
spittoon shaped, marigold
Creamer, marigold
Celery, marigold
Centre
Row:
Epergne, marigold – courtesy of
Michael O’Brien
Vase, cylinder-shaped, 13", marigold
– courtesy of Peter Phillips
Vase, trumpet-shaped, marigold to
clear
Bottom
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Stemmed cake plate, marigold
Butter, marigold - courtesy of
John & Frances Hodgson
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