Blenko Art Glass Plates Made for Williamsburg Colony in Hand Formed Glass
Big Blenko Art Glass plates hand-made exactly as they were made in 17th Century Williamsburg, Virginia, U.S.A. They measure approximately 11 3/4″ round. The size varies slightly because they were hand-formed.
In the early 1920’s, Williamsburg historians recreated the ‘Williamsburg Colony’ in the city as a tourist attraction. They outfitted the colony with exact reproductions of items used by the early American settlers. Blenko glass received the first glassware contract, and later the contract was given to Leerdam, a Dutch glassworks.
The Blenko Art Glass plates have no chips or cracks. They are in original condition. The rim is folded under. The pontil marks have been ground rough, and the glass is peppered with trapped bubbles and furnace inclusions, just like you’d see in early American glass.
Blenko collectors know that much of Blenko’s ‘colorless’ glass has a very light tint of blue, especially when viewed under bright light. One plate shows a strong stain of blue in the center, one has less blue.
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