{"id":2088,"date":"2010-05-19T15:36:12","date_gmt":"2010-05-19T20:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=2088"},"modified":"2013-08-30T11:42:52","modified_gmt":"2013-08-30T15:42:52","slug":"actress-glass-jug-c-1875","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=2088","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Actress&#8221; glass jug, c.1879"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Early American Pattern Glass (EAPG) cream jug in the &#8220;Actress&#8221; pattern, featuring cameo portraits of\u00a0Miss Neilson and\u00a0Fanny Davenport, with their names indicated below each portrait.\u00a0Pressed, non-flint glass creamer measures 6&#8243; high.\u00a0Made in Ohio by many glass companies including\u00a0LaBelle Glass Co. in 1872 and\u00a0Crystal Glass Co. in 1879. Adams &amp; Co. of Pittsburgh, PA also produced this popular pattern starting in 1880.<\/p>\n<p>Lillian Adelaide Neilson (March 3, 1848-August 15, 1880) was a pseudonym of Elizabeth Ann Brown. She was an English born Shakespearean actress, best known in America for performing the role of Juliet at New York City&#8217;s Booth Theatre in 1872.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20391.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2092\" title=\"IMG_2039\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20391.jpg\" width=\"399\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20391.jpg 399w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20391-270x300.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fanny Lily Gipsy Davenport (April 10, 1850-September 26, 1898) was born in London, England and brought to America when she was a child and educated in Boston.\u00a0In 1862 at the age of twelve, she appeared in at New York City&#8217;s Niblo&#8217;s Garden as the King of Spain\u00a0in\u00a0<em>Faint Heart Never Won Fair Lady<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2038.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2090\" title=\"IMG_2038\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2038.jpg\" width=\"399\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2038.jpg 399w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2038-273x300.jpg 273w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Replaced trapezoid-shaped wood base appears a bit clunky, but allows the jug to function once again.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2039.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2091\" title=\"IMG_2039\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2039.jpg\" width=\"399\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2039.jpg 399w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2039-300x219.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This glass jug shows what the original base looked like before it snapped off.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/actress.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5833\" title=\"actress\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/actress.jpg\" width=\"399\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/actress.jpg 399w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/actress-255x300.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rubylane.com\">Ruby Lane<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Early American Pattern Glass (EAPG) cream jug in the &#8220;Actress&#8221; pattern, featuring cameo portraits of\u00a0Miss Neilson and\u00a0Fanny Davenport, with their names indicated below each portrait.\u00a0Pressed, non-flint glass creamer measures 6&#8243; high.\u00a0Made in Ohio by many glass companies including\u00a0LaBelle Glass Co. in 1872 and\u00a0Crystal Glass Co. in 1879. 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