Bryce Glass: Art and Novelty in Nineteenth-Century Pittsburgh Coulson Debra M.
Bryce Glass: Art and Novelty in Nineteenth-Century Pittsburgh Coulson Debra M. A vibrant study of the history and production of the Bryce glass company, one of the most successful designers and…
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Bryce Glass: Art and Novelty in Nineteenth-Century Pittsburgh Coulson Debra M.
A vibrant study of the history and production of the Bryce glass company, one of the most successful designers and producers of pattern glass tableware, novelties and lamps in the nineteenth century.Scottish immigrant James Bryce (1812-1893) began his glassmaking career at the age of ten as a child laborer on the floor of a Pittsburgh glasshouse working for $1.25 a week. Pressed glass transformed the lives of everyday people by making beautiful tableware widely available to those who could not afford the expensive blown and cut crystal enjoyed by their wealthy neighbors. In 1850 he founded his own glassware company just as pressed glass was increasing in popularity.
The company continued operations for 113 years, guided by second and then third Bryce became one of the largest producers of pattern glass in America and by 1871 was shipping its products all over the world.