BALLOON, HEART, LYRE (AKA) by Unknown Maker/Unknown Location (Company Operated: Unknown), Unknown Date of Introduction

NOTE: Ref: Lowell Innes, Pittsburgh Glass 1797-1891, pg 365. The 2 sugar bowls are from different moulds.

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Glass Display
Shape: Table Sets
Contributor: Kristi Lineberger
Glass Display View
Shape: Sugars
Contributor: Linda Yoder
Glass Display View
Shape: Spooners/Spills
Contributor: Kristi Lineberger Reshaped from the sugar mould.
Glass Display View
Shape: Assortments
Contributor: Kristi Lineberger You can see in the second picture the difference in height between the two pieces as well as the elongated designs when the piece was pulled upwards and slightly inward.
Glass Display View
Shape: Assortments
Contributor: Kristi Lineberger third photo shows the difference in the diameter between the spooner and the two different sugars. The spooner is in the middle.
Glass Display View
Shape: Pattern Detail
Contributor: Kristi Lineberger - sugar - One person in balloon with flag, basket cuts off top row of balls leaving 14.
Glass Display View
Shape: Pattern Detail
Contributor: Linda Yoder - version 1 sugar bowl - ballon ascending with 2 people and prominent flag on basket
Glass Display View
Shape: Pattern Detail
Contributor: Linda Yoder - version 1 sugar - tiny beads around the perimeter of the container. There are 21 balls in the container.
Glass Display View
Shape: Pattern Detail
Contributor: Linda Yoder - version 2 sugar - balloon only has vertical lines. One person in the basket and no flag. There are 9 balls on the lower container.
Glass Display View
Shape: Sugars
Contributor: Kristi Lineberger human figures in the balloons, one hoisting a flag, also more beads in this example as well. The other DB examples have no figures and less beads. missing lid
Glass Display View
Shape: Finials
Contributor: Linda Yoder
Glass Display View
Shape: Sugars
Contributor: Linda Yoder
Glass Display View
Shape: Creamers
Contributor: Linda Yoder