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This guide was made possible through the generous assistance of E-Bayer joy2own!, who provided photographs and expertise on the subject of Dugan's #1013 and 1013-R vases.
Part II:
Dugan's Ten-Thirteen-R Vase
and the Look-alike "Mystery Vase"
by curculiosglass
The mouths of a"Mystery Vase" (left)
and of a Dugan #1013-R vase with jagged flame points (right)
photos by curculiosglass
Introduction
This is Part II of a three-part guide on Dugan's opalescent #1013 and carnival #1013-R vases. Part I provides photographs of Dugan's rare 1013-R vase. In Part II, we discuss a carnival "mystery vase" that commonly appears on E-Bay misidentified as a #1013-R vase. Part III provides a photographic gallery of opalescent #1013 vases and seldom-seen #1013 whimseys.
The "Mystery Vase"
A "Mystery Vase" (left)
with a Dugan #1013-R vase (right)
photos by curculiosglass
The vase shown above left frequently appears on E-Bay misidentified as a #1013-R. For purposes of this guide, we have christened this vase the "mystery vase". Its identity and maker remain uncertain, but it lacks the defining characteristics of a Dugan #1013-R.
As noted in Part I of this guide, Dugan's rare carnival Ten-Thirteen-R vases have these characteristics: (1) the vases are divided into 6 panels separated by 6 ribs that terminate in flame points; (2) as is shown in the photograph at the top of this guide, the vases' flame points have a distinctive "toothed" or jagged edge; and (3) the vases' bases are either approximately 3 3/4" in diameter and feature 36-point impressed stars, or approximately 3" and feature 40-point impressed stars.
Although the 9 1/2" "mystery vase" shown above has six ribs and 6 panels with pointed tips, the tips lack the jagged appearance of flame points found on Dugan's #1013-R and Target vases. In addition, the mystery vase's base has a diameter of 2 7/8" and sports a 24-point star. According to eBayer joy2own!, such mystery vases are found in a variety of colors: shown below are carnival vases in amethyst and marigold, and transparent (non-iridescent) vases in pink, clear crystal and two shades of green.
An array of 9" mystery vases in carnival and transparent glass
photos by joy2own!
The vases shown above have six panels, and six ribs terminating in pointed tips; the tips are not jagged. All six vases are 8" to 9" in height. The carnival vases have 2 3/4" - 2 7/8" bases with impressed 42-point stars. The four transparent (non-iridescent) vases have bases measuring 3" with impressed 24-point stars.
We would welcome further information from E-Bayers on these vases. They do not appear at David Doty's website, or in any of the standard references on carnival glass, including the many volumes written by Burns and Heacock, Warman's Carnival Glass, and the Standard Encyclopedia of Pressed Glass. It is notable that the vases shown above are not Imperial Morning Glory vases -- which have smooth bases and U-shaped "drapes" near the bottom edge of each panel; and the above vases are not Northwood's Thin Rib, which have 8 or 9 points, rather than 6. (Photographs of Morning Glory and Thin Rib vases may be viewed in Part I of this guide.)
E-Bayer joy2own!, who owns an extensive collection of Ten-Thirteen and Ten-Thirteen-R vases, offers two possible theories. First, she has noted that on individual #1013 vases, tips vary -- some may look more jagged than others. Thus, it is possible that #1013-R vases exist on which no tips are jagged -- the "mystery vase" is the result. In the alternative, Dugan may have made a carnival variant of the #1013-R vase -- one that has no earlier opalescent #1013 counterpart. On the variant, the tips are not jagged and the bases do not feature the 36- or 40-point impressed star characteristically found on opalescent #1013 vases. Presumably Dugan, or its successor Diamond, would have issued the same variant at some later or concurrent date in transparent pink, green and clear crystal vases like those shown above.
We think a third plausible explanation exists as well. The "mystery vase" may be a separate carnival pattern entirely: a small vase with six panels and six ribs but without jagged points. If so, the vase may have been issued by a manufacturer other than Dugan. Or, the vase may represent a distinct Dugan pattern -- joy2own! notes that the mystery vase has a "Dugan look" to it, and we concur.
Research on early pressed opalescent glass patterns does point to one interesting vase as a possible precursor to the carnival "mystery vase" -- the Plain Panels vase:
Opalescent Plain Panels vase (left)
attributed to Northwood, circa 1902-1908.
The vase at right is a Dugan opalescent #1013 vase.
photo courtesy of curculiosglass
The 7" opalescent Plain Panels vase shown above is referenced on p. 119 of the Standard Encyclopedia of Opalescent Glass, 5th edition. Like the "mystery vase," the opalescent Plain Panels vase has six pointed -- but not jagged -- tips, and six ribs. The vase shown above has a 42-point impressed star on its base, which measures 2 7/8 inches. The SEOG attributes this pattern to Northwood. (We question this attribution, since we can find no Plain Panels opalescent vase in any Northwood catalog or Northwood wholesale catalog advertisement. Joy2own! speculates that the opalescent vase may be a Dugan pattern. Futher information on these vases appears in our guide on miscellaneous opalescent vases.)
Edwards and Carwile, the authors of the SEOG, note that both Northwood and the Dugan/Diamond Glass Company made Plain Panels vases in carnival glass (p. 119). Nevertheless, no such vases appear in Carwile's Standard Encyclopedia of Carnival Glass, 11th ed. Nor could we find reference to Plain Panels carnival vases in the works of notable carnival authorities such as David Doty, William Heacock, Marion Hartung, Rose Preznick or Ellen T. Schroy. Thus, for the time being, the mystery vase remains a mystery.
Transparent Glass Versions of Dugan's #1013
One bit of evidence dictates against the conclusion that the array of white, green and pink transparent vases shown higher up on this page are Dugan #1013 vases. As noted, these transparent "mystery" vases lack jagged edges on the flame points and thus bear only a superficial resemblance to Dugan's early opalescent #1013 vases. There are, however, transparent green and blue vases with the classic characteristics of #1013 vases -- that is, with markedly jagged flame points, and with bases that sport 36- and 40-point stars and that are identical in size to the bases of opalescent #1013 vases. Such transparent vases have appeared on E-Bay in 2007, and we show one directly below:
A transparent green #1014 vase, 14 1/2" tall, with jagged tips.
The base is 3 3/4" and bears a 40-point impressed star.
The vase fluoresces bright green under a black light.
photos courtesy of curculiosglass
It is notable that Dugan/Diamond issued in transparent glass at least five other vase patterns that had appeared earlier n opalescent and carnival: Pulled Loop, Target, Palisades (also known as Lined Lattice), Spiralex and Twisted Rib. All five patterns are found in clear colorless glass; transparent green Palisades and Twisted Rib vase have surfaced on E-Bay; so have transparent pink and blue Pulled Loop vases, and transparent pink Target vases. Clear crystal and pink Target vases appeared in 1919 Butler Brothers catalogs. We welcome information from E-Bayers who may know the dates of transparent #1013 vases' manufacture. Dugan opened in 1904 and its successor Diamond Glass closed in 1931. Many of its molds were sold to L.G. Wright.
If you have an interesting example of a vase you believe might be a Dugan #1013 or #1013-R, please contact us at curculiosglass, and send us a photograph. We would be happy to see additional photographs of opalescent Plain Panels vases as well.
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Click here to continue on to Part III, a photographic gallery of seldom-seen #1013 opalescent whimseys.
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Many thanks to E-Bayer joy2own! for the use of her photographs. All other photos are by curculiosglass. Rights to the photographs belong to the photographers, and photographs should not be used without their permission. Text is (c) 2007 curculiosglass, all rights reserved. To locate any E-Bay seller mentioned here, just click on "Site Map" at the bottom of your E-Bay screen, and then click on "Feedback Forum" at the right top corner of the large menu that pops up. Type or copy the seller's name into the Feedback Forum's search blank. Further information on the Dugan Glass Company, and additional photographs of Dugan's opalescent vases, can be found in our guide on Dugan vases. To access our other guides, just click here: GUIDE INDEX.
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