antique HIGBEE Glass 1890 bee mark Dome Cover Butter Dish Plate Clear estate

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Our research has found that
the
bee
insect with the letter H on the left wing, the letter I on the body and the letter G on the right wing
was used
by
Higbee
Glass, in operation until around 1920.
O
ur research also indicates that the 3 letter bees are the original marks for 1890.
Reproductions from the 90s have no letters, so this one is an original.
John B. HIGBEE Glass Company bee signature trademark in middle of starburst pattern to bowl/dish
weighs  2 1/2 pounds BEFORE packaging added
7 & 7/8th inches at widest midpoint across scalloped edges of dish
approximately 5" from bottom rim to middle tip of faceted knob handle on dome lid
substantial serving or display with simply elegant faceted, straight beveled, and curved lines
one hairline scratch runs beside the iconic bee maker's mark as shown in photos
some minor roughness, small cracks and fleabites ON THE INNTER RIMS do not detract from the beauty of this piece
antique estate piece
obviously well cared for and gently used at most
refer to photos for assessment
one minor crack and
few fleabites roughness found inner rim of butter bowl and some roughness around inner rim of cover as shown in photos
Excerpt from PatternGlass.com
"Early American Pattern Glass, also known simply as "pattern glass", "pressed glass", or Victorian glass, is pressed glass tableware (& some related novelty glass items) made during the Victorian period ca 1850-1910, only in America, in goblets and in "sets" such that all of the pieces in the set match in design. These sets of dishes were made by hundreds of glass factories- some more long-lived and more well-known today than others. The number of patterns of EAPG has been estimated to be as high as 3000 however in some of those patterns only a few forms (or items) were made. The number of patterns made in extensive sets was probably closer to 1000. In the 3rd and 4th decade of the 20th century, sets of pressed glass dishes were made also and those are generally referred to as "Depression Era Glass".
While the wealthy of that period would have used blown glass and china from abroad, this "pressed ware" as it was called commercially, were the dishes used by the "everyday housewives". Despite our romantic notions about those times, life was very difficult for these Victorian Era ladies who endured the Civil War, reconstruction, Westward Expansion, & dread diseases and who enjoyed none of our modern "conveniences" such as running water or electricity. "
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