Vintage Collectibles

Vintage Cased Art Glass Kanawha Hand Blown Pitcher in Red and Orange

$17.50

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    Vintage Cased Art Glass Kanawha Hand Blown Pitcher in Red and Orange /
    This strikingly colorful small pitcher is hand-blown cased glass (glass that has layers of colors). It was made by Kanawha Glass in Dunbar, West Virginia in the 1970's. The piece measures 5" tall and 4" wide at its widest point. The pitcher would originally have had a foil label from Kanawha.

    Kanawha Glass Company West Virginia, USA 1955 – 1989

    Former employees of the Dunbar Glass Co. formed the Kanawha Glass Co. in 1955 after Dunbar closed in 1953. The new company was located in West Virginia and named after the Kanawha River.

    At first, Kanawha produced colorless cut and etched glass items. By the 1960’s it competed with Blenko, Rainbow, Pilgrim, Viking and other popular mid-20th century glass makers producing colorful stylized retro mod forms. Kanawha provided the fashionable glass of the time offering many forms of crackle glass, a wide array of bright colors, and exaggerated forms.

    In the 1970’s opaque-cased glass was popular and Kanawha produced decors such as Peachblow and Milk Glass. Molds were often used and the molded items are recognizable by their distinctive base. Kanawha Glass offered hand-blown forms also, but they are hard to find today. Kanawha was purchased by another glass company in 1987 and closed its doors forever in 1989.

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    Pressed, molded or blown glass has imperfections from the manufacturing process. These imperfections are inherited from production and are not considered damage. These minor imperfections often occur, such as: small defects in hand painting, color variations, creases or lines from molds, tiny air bubbles or small debris encased in glass is considered natural and is not going to be scrutinized or considered damage. However, we will make note if I notice any larger imperfections that appear to be beyond the acceptable norm, as a defect.
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