MONARCH (OMN) bb by Bryce Brothers/Pittsburgh-PA (Company Operated: 1882-1891), 1884 Introduced

• AKA: Flat Oval
Note: Sid Lethbridge: Attribution based on the following trade quote: “February 21 1884 American pottery and glassware reporter "Bryce Bros., have now ready their new set, Monarch, and the name is an appropriate one, for it surpasses all their previous efforts. The sides of the pieces are plain glass, of oval shape, and they overlap the ends, which are moderately convex in form. This is a novel venture, and can be found in no other set. The pieces rest on four separate feet, diverging from nearly a common center, and they have no stem......

The reference to "no stem" above is appropriate for the table set and nappies etc. but not for the high standard comport.
Further support for Bryce Bros. is that this pattern can be found in amethyst, a colour that just a few companies made.

image 1 of 2

Glass Display
Shape: Table Sets
Contributor: Jayne Roepke
Glass Display View
Shape: Footed Bowls/Low Comports
Contributor: C John Horner
Glass Display View
Shape: Bowls & Berry Sets
Contributor: Andy Eckroth, Robin Fisher Cisne, Janet Hahn-Mittelmark, Brad Gougeon, Sarah Hamilton
Glass Display View
Shape: Creamers
Contributor: Karin Kolsky - 6-3/4 from handle to tip of spout x 5-1/4 high and 3 deep
Glass Display View
Shape: Sugars
Contributor: Karin Kolsky - 5 wide x 5-1/4 high x 3-3/4 deep without the lid.
Glass Display View
Shape: Spooners/Spills
Contributor: Karin Kolsky - 4-3/4 wide by 5 high x 3 deep.
Glass Display View
Shape: Bowls & Berry Sets
Contributor: ChrisandGina Dotson
Glass Display View
Shape: Assortments
Contributor: Karin Kolsky - sugar/creamer set
Glass Display View
Shape: Assortments
Contributor: Ellaina Miller - sugar/creamer set
Glass Display View
Shape: Comport/Compotes
Contributor: Donna McGrath Turner
Glass Display View
Shape: Toothpick/Match Holders
Contributor: Richard Ryan - 3H
Glass Display View
Shape: Comport/Compotes
Contributor: Terri Frauzel - side 1
Glass Display View
Shape: Comport/Compotes
Contributor: Terri Frauzel - side 2
Glass Display View
Shape: Standards (Foot & Stem)
Contributor: Terri Frauzel - compote
Glass Display View
Shape: Spooners/Spills
Contributor: Lori Johnson Keplinger
Glass Display View
Shape: Table Sets
Contributor: Karin Kolsky
Glass Display View
Shape: Standards (Foot & Stem)
Contributor: Karin Kolsky
Glass Display View
Shape: Butter, Cheese, & Honey Dishes
Contributor: Tammy Williams Murphy
Glass Display View
Shape: Finials
Contributor: Tammy Williams Murphy
Glass Display View
Shape: Spooners/Spills
Contributor: Linda Price
Glass Display View
Shape: Spooners/Spills
Contributor: Jayne Roepke
Glass Display View
Shape: Sugars
Contributor: Jane Roepke
Glass Display View
Shape: Table Sets
Contributor: Jayne Roepke
Glass Display View
Shape: Comport/Compotes
Contributor: Darrellyn Arnett
Glass Display View
Shape: Comport/Compotes
Contributor: Darrellyn Arnett