Degenhart Crystal Art Glass

GLASS
DEGENHART
CRYSTAL ART
GLASS
ANIMAL
COVERED
DISHES*
IDENTIFICATION GUIDE
*CHICKENS NOT INCLUDED
JENNIFER PATTON

ABOUT ME
Hi! My name is Jen and this is a little bit about myself. First, I must say this project was a lot of fun.
Like a book from my gradeschool years lol. I don’t know if children today still do book reports, but when
I was in school, they were required and boy did I dread reading the assigned books then having to
summarize them! I loved reading books that interested me and hopefully this will interest you. I created
it for anyone that needs help with identification. For the novice glass collectors that buy animal covered
dishes because they fall in love with the way they look or the type of animals they are, or simply for
their colors. For the avid collectors who enjoy buying a few of each animal regardless of the maker. For
the veteran collectors who may have hundreds of glass dishes who never cease to amaze me with their
beautiful collections. For the people that have inherited or purchased someone’s entire collection or
part of a collection and need help to identify things. For the people like me that are meticulous about
every detail needing to label things and just absolutely need to know the whats, whens, whos, hows and
whys of the animal dishes they own. For me, what started with one Asian yellow stained glass bunny on
a nest, has flourished into a full blown collection of hundreds of mixed and matched animal covered
“candy” dishes of all glass types and colors. No particular glass maker, just everything I can’t live
without. LOL. Anyone that knows me would tell you that I stop at nothing, studying book after book
searching for answers about my own glass animals until I find them. I have never been satisfied with a
mystery….unless it involves me watching Columbo, my lifelong favorite television program! I am a
mystery solver... a true detective. I get this from my Mother, Cindy -Sultana- Wheatley. I need to get to
the bottom of a piece of unidentified glass. It drives me bananas not to know everything I can about
each piece that I own. Next, I will tell you that the monetary value of my glassware means nothing to
me. I collect it because I love it. However, unique and rare is always a find! Sure, like every collector, I
love a bargain and have had to pass up many pieces that I could not afford. Ooooh the ones that got
away. They haunt me. I can assure you that when I get a new addition to my collection, it has found its
forever home. Someone before me and usually possibly before them owned these animal covered
dishes making a kind of history that I can only imagine in my mind, its importance to each person. There
is a reason behind every single glassware in every single dwelling. Glass symbolizes many things. It is
proudly displayed. It is important to the person who owns it. I enjoy seeing the happiness glassware
brings to people, especially these animal covered dishes. Who doesn’t love animals? I also enjoy seeing
my collection knowing these pieces of history live on and hope that when I am long gone, they will be in
other homes. My glass brings me peace; most peaceful in the evenings when the cabinet lights are on
and the glass does its natural thing; what it was intended to do since the day it was made...look pretty!
To me, it is reminiscent of having a year round Christmas Tree. Glass is AMAZING! I am a country girl
through and through. I love all things nature. I am an avid bird watcher and an all around animal lover. I
live in the beautiful state of Kentucky with my husband and our two dogs, Monkey and Johnnie, who by
the way, is named after my all time favorite singer, Johnny Cash.

glass animal covered dishes
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Degenhart crystal art glass
John & Elizabeth Degenhart owned and operated Degenhart Crystal Art Glass which
was formed in 1947. John Degenhart was born in Wheeling, WV in 1884. His father
Andrew was a glass mold maker who often traveled to glass factories in the
northeast areas of Ohio and Indiana. John, age 9 began working for Dalzell Glass
factory and at age 22, moved to Cambridge Ohio to work for Cambridge Glass. This is
where he met his wife Margaret Elizabeth Garrett, age 17. She packed glass to be
shipped. They married in 1908 and Elizabeth quit working for Cambridge Glass and
became a bookkeeper for Charles Degenhart's paperweight business. During the
1920's, John went to work with his brother Charles creating glass novelties and
paperweights after hours using Cambridge Glass Factory's equipment. At 62, John
retired from Cambridge Glass Company and by 1947, he and Elizabeth began
producing paperweights at Degenhart's Crystal Art Glass Factory in Cambridge, Ohio.
John made the glass, while Elizabeth did the shipping and bookkeeping. They
produced novelties and paperweights, and in the off seasons, they showed their
glassware at county fairs, building a large clientele of customers. In 1964, John died
at the age of 80 and Elizabeth, 75, continued with the business. She enlisted the help
of Zack Boyd to continue creating unique colors. Zack was 76 years old when he
began to work for Degenhart. Others, who produced glass of their own, were hired to
carnivalize or iridize glass for Degenhart: Joe St. Clair, Tom Mosser, Terry Crider and
the Hansen brothers, Bob and Ron. Terry Crider was a chemist who developed a
special formula for iridizing glass. Ronald and Robert Hansen developed a way of
giving carnival glass a more lustrous surface.
Bernard Boyd, who also worked at Cambridge Glass Company since an early age,
began to help Elizabeth Degenhart after his father Zack's death in 1968. Between
1968-1978, Bernard Boyd created over 200 non traditional colors for Degenhart.
Elizabeth stayed active, overseeing factory operations and showing off her glass at
local festivals and fairs. Ohio's Governor Rhodes honored Elizabeth as Ohio's First
Lady of Glass.
In 1978 at the age of 90, Mrs. Degenhart died and shortly after, the Degenhart factory
and molds were sold to Bernard Boyd.
Degenhart produced three animal covered dishes as well as hens on nests in three
sizes. They produced a 5 "Robin Covered Dish (mold: lid from Greentown, base from
McKee), 5 "Turkey Covered Dish (mold from McKee) and 5" Lamb Covered Dish
(origin of mold not known). Early pieces were marked with a hand stamp until
Degenhart began using their permanant logo; 'D' inside a heart in every base made
after 1972.

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degenhart Scottish terrier dog dish
The Degenhart Scottish Terrier Dog Dish was produced for the Degenhart
Paperweight and Glass Museum by Mosser Glass, Inc of Cambridge, Ohio. The
Degenhart museum (1980-2011) was also located in Cambridge, Ohio and housed
Elizabeth Degenhart's personal glass collection. After the museum closed in 2011,
500 pieces of glass were sent to the Ohio Glass Museum in Lancaster, Ohio. Other
pieces went to the Strongsville, Ohio Historical Society and to the Museum of
American Glass in Weston, WV.
Scottish Terrier Dog Dish Colors are Cobalt Blue Carnival and Red. Inside the base
is marked with Degenhart's logo, 'D' inside a heart and underlined to indicate it
was made by Mosser Glass, Inc. Next to the tail is also marked. The Degenhart
estate sold the trademark to a Museum Trustee. Degenhart Museum owned the
mold. 5.5" long.
No known reproductions
Cobalt Blue Carnival photos
by Valerie Schupman
2 photos by: www.ebay.com/str/fergusonproductions

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degenhart Lamb covered dish
The Degenhart Lamb covered dish was introduced in 1961 and produced through
1977-'78. Degenhart Lamb heads turn to the left unlike Mckee, LG Wright or Kemple
Lambs which turn to the right. Origin of the Degenhart lamb is not known. Lamb lid
sits atop a split ribbed base. Rays on bottom of base meet in the center. Degenhart
slag colors varied. Green might look Blue and Blue might look Green. Some slag
colors look alike but have different names. "End of Day" is used to describe unusual
slag colors. It actually refers to glass made at the end of the day by mixing leftover
colors together, but this isn't the case with Degenhart. Tom Mosser applied Carnival
or Iridescence to some Degenhart animal covered dishes. Inside of base is marked
with logo. The 'D' inside a heart was created in 1972. Early Lambs will be unmarked.
May be hand stamped with a foil label. 5 1/2" long.
Continued production by Boyd's Crystal Art Glass. Boyd purchased the mold
and removed the 'D' inside heart logo. Boyd Lambs are marked with a 'B'
inside a diamond. It is not known where the mold went after Boyd closed.
Boyd produced the Lamb from 1978-2012.
Kemple produced a 5" lamb. Head turns to the right. Stippled inside. Lid rim
may be stippled. Thumbprint sized area is present on bottom of base where
rays do not meet. Unmarked. May have foil label present 1950-1970.
COLORS:
1) Amber, light
2) Amber, dark
3) Amber
4) Amberina
5) Amberina, light
6) Amethyst
7) Apple Green
8) Bernard Boyd's Ebony
9) Bluebell
10) Canary
11) Caramel, light
12) Caramel, dark
13) Cobalt
14) Crown Tuscan
15) Crystal
16) Custard
17) Custard Slag, light
18) Custard Slag, dark
19) Forest Green
20) Green Marble Slag
21) Heliotrope
22) Lavender
23) Lemon Custard
24) Blue Milk Glass
25) White Milk Glass
26) Mint Green, translucent
27) Opalescent
28) Peach Blo (Pink)
29) Pigeon Blood (lighter
than Ruby)
30) Pine Green
31) Pink
32) Red
33) Rose Marie (Pink)
34) Ruby
35) Sapphire
36) Taffeta
37) Vaseline
OTHER COLORS ARE POSSIBLE INCLUDING ONE-OF-A-KIND COLORS

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Degenhart Lamb Covered Dish
Bluebell
Carolyn Podach
Crown Tuscan
Private contributor
Amberina
Private contributor
Cobalt
Carolyn Green
Lemon Custard
Aundi Lastinger Stokes
Peach Blo
Aundi Lastinger Stokes
Blue Milk Glass
Private contributor
Hand stamp pre 1972
Michael Joyce
Photos of lid and base courtesy of
www.eBay.com/str/tidewatermall

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Degenhart Robin covered dish
The Degenhart Robin Covered Dish is a reproduction of the original Greentown
Bird with Berry, circa 1900. Island Mould and Machine Company of Wheeling, WV
created the Degenhart mold which was Greentown's lid and McKee's split rib
base. Degenhart Robin was produced 1960-1978. Degenhart Robin's berries are
perfectly smooth and under the tail lacks the sharp pointy twigs that Greentown,
St.Clair, and Summit Art Glass Robins have. L.G. Wright's Robin lid is similar but
has a basket weave base and has better feather details. Degenhart's slag colors
varied. Green might look Blue and Blue might look Green. Some slag colors look
alike but have different names such as Orange, Tomato, and Bloody Mary. "End
of Day" is used to describe unusual slag colors. It actually refers to glass made at
the end of the day by mixing leftover colors together, but this isn't the case with
Degenhart. Tom Mosser applied Carnival or Iridescence to some Degenhart
animal covered dishes. Inside of bases are marked 'D' inside a Heart. Pieces made
before 1972 will be unmarked. May be hand stamped with a foil label. 5 1/2" long.
Continued production by Boyd's Crystal Art Glass. Boyd purchased the mold and
removed the 'D' inside heart logo. Boyd Robins are marked with a 'B' inside a
Diamond. 1978-2012.
Wilkerson Glass acquired the Boyd mold and reproduced the Robin in UV reactive
colors. Marked 'W' with wings. 2015-Present.
1) Amber, light
2) Amber, dark
3) Amberina
4) Amethyst
5) Amethyst Slag
6) Amethyst & Cobalt
7) Apple Green
8) Aqua
9) Bittersweet
10) Bittersweet Slag
11) Bloody Mary
12) Bluebell
13) Blue Green
14) Blueina (smoke color)
15) Cambridge Pink
16) Canary
17) Caramel, light
18) Caramel, dark
COLORS:
19) Champagne
20) Cobalt Blue
21) Concord Grape
22) Crown Tuscan
23) Crystal
24) Custard
25) Custard Slag
26) Custard Slag, light
27) Custard Slag, dark
28) Elizabeth's Lime Ice
29) Emerald Green
30) Fawn
31) Forest Green
32) Green Marble Slag
33) Heatherbloom
34) Heliotrope
35) Honey Amber
36) Lavender Blue
37) Lemon Custard
38) Lime or Mint Custard
39) Blue Milk Glass
40) White Milk glass
41) Mint Green
42) Old Lavender
43) Opalescent
44) Peach, translucent
45) Peach Blo (Pink)
46) Persimmon, light
47) Persimmon, dark
48) Pigeon Blood
49) Pink
50) Rose Marie, light
51) Rose Marie, dark
52) Rubina
53) Ruby
54) Sapphire
55) Taffeta
56) Tangerine
57) Tomato
58) Unique Blue
59) Vaseline
60) Violet #2
OTHER COLORS
ARE POSSIBLE
INCLUDING ONE-
OF-A-KIND COLORS
JP
Notice how the rays
meet in the center

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degenhart robin covered dish
Vaseline
Paula K. Husky
Vaseline under black light
Chris Rittichier
Rubina Photo by
Jenni at Collector's
Weekly "Newfld"
Caramel, dark
Private contributor
Caramel, light
Aundi Lastinger Stokes
Hand stamp
pre 1972
Michael Joyce
Logo, used since 1972
Inside of Caramel, dark
from the Robin above
Private contributor
Older base, pre logo
Marie Gallagher

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DEGENHART ROBIN COVERED DISH
Custard
J.P
Heatherbloom
Lianne McNeil
Opacity Partners
Blue Milk Glass
Ann Aaron
Crown Tuscan
Private Contributor
Ruby
Private Contributor
Tomato
Private Contributor
Persimmon Slag variant
Private Contributor
Amethyst
Marie Gallagher
Cobalt
Denise Brouillette
Persimmon, dark
Monica Osterholt
Bittersweet Slag
Michael Joyce
Amberina
Michael Joyce
Opalescent
Opacity Partners
White Milk Glass
Walker Collection
Bittersweet
Opacity Partners
Elizabeth's Lime Ice
Nancy Wilbur Stebbins
Bluebell
Private contributor
Chris Rittichier
Peach, translucent
Marie Gallagher

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degenhart turkey covered dish
The Degenhart Turkey Covered Dish is a reproduction of the original McKee Turkey
circa 1900. Island Mould and Machine Company of Wheeling, WV created the new
Degenhart mold from the McKee mold and was introduced in 1962. Both Turkeys are
similar and hard to tell apart when the Degenhart is unmarked. Degenhart's Caramel
color looks like McKee's Chocolate. Degenhart's Turkeys have thicker lid rims and
the snoods/caruncles have much less detail than the original. Degenhart's slag colors
varied. Green might look Blue and Blue might look Green. Some slag colors look alike
but have different names such as Orange, Tomato and Bloody Mary. "End of Day" is
used to describe unusual slag colors. It actually refers to glass made at the end of the
day by mixing leftover colors together, but this isn't the case with Degenhart. Tom
Mosser applied Carnival or Iridescence to some Degenhart animal covered dishes.
Inside of bases are marked with logo. The 'D' inside a heart was created in 1972. Early
Turkeys will be unmarked. May be hand stamped with a foil label. 5 1/2" long.
Continued production by Boyd's Crystal Art Glass. Boyd purchased the mold and removed
the 'D' inside heart logo. Boyd Turkeys are marked with a 'B' inside a Diamond. 1978-2012.
Wilkerson Glass acquired the Boyd mold and reproduced the Turkey in UV reactive colors.
Marked 'W' with wings. 2015-Present.
Kemple produced a Turkey in White Milk Glass and other colors. Stippled inside. Lid rim
may be stippled. Thumbprint sized area is present on bottom of base where rays do not
meet. Unmarked. May have foil label present. 1950-1970
1) Amber
2) Amber Custard Slag
3) Amberina
4) Amethyst
5) Amethyst, light
6) Amethyst & White
7) Apple Green
8) Bittersweet
9) Bloody Mary
10) Bluebell
11) Blueina (smoke color)
12) Cambridge Pink
13) Caramel
14) Caramel, light
15) Caramel, dark
16) Cobalt
17) Crown Tuscan
18) Crystal
19) Custard
20) Custard Slag
COLORS:
21) Custard Slag, light
22) Custard Slag, dark
23) Daffodil
24) Emerald Green
25) Forest Green
26) Gray Slag
27) Green Marble
28) Heliotrope (light Purple)
29) Honey Amber
30) Lavender
31) Light Gold
32) Lime or Mint Custard
33) Blue Milk Glass
34) White Milk Glass
35) Mint Green, translucent
36) Opalescent
37) Peach, translucent
38) Peach Blo (Pink)
39) Persimmon
Blue Milk Glass
40) Pigeon Blood (lighter
than Ruby)
41) Red (J.D.)
42) Rose Marie (looks like
honey with hint of Pink)
43) Rubina (Green)
44) Rubina
45) Ruby
46) Sapphire
47) Tomato
48) Unique Blue
49) Vaseline
Cat Adam

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DEGENHART TURKEY COVERED DISH
Custard Slag, light
Mike Suntrup
Lavender
Aundi Lastinger Stokes
Crown Tuscan
Katie Shores & Jane Cox
Caramel Slag
Marianne Jones
Sahara Sand
Marianne Jones
Bluina (Smoke)
Marianne Jones
Rubina
Cat Adam
Dark Amber
Marianne Jones
Light Amber
Marianne Jones
Persimmon
Marianne Jones
Bloody Mary
Marianne Jones
Amethyst
Marianne Jones
Bittersweet
Marianne Jones
Lemon Custard
Marianne Jones
Bluebell
Marianne Jones
Cobalt
Marianne Jones
Unique Blue
Marianne Jones
Unique Blue Satin
Marianne Jones
White Milk Glass
Marianne Jones

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DEGENHART TURKEY COVERED DISH
Caramel photos by JP
Emerald Green
Private Contributor
Crown Tuscan Base
Katie Shores & Jane Cox
Vaseline and Vaseline under UV light
Photos by Susan Haimes Schmidt
Hand stamp pre 1972
Michael Joyce
White McKee, Blue Degenhart,
Chocolate Boyd and Vaseline
Degenhart by Cynthia Wheatley
Degenhart logo
Ann Aaron
TOP: Degenhart by JP
BOTTOM: McKee Denise Brouillette

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degenhart crystal art glass
BIBLIOGRAPHY: Degenhart Crystal Art Glass:
Online: www.ddoty.com/crider.html -TERRY CRIDER
Online: www.laughingglassstudio.com/hansen_family.html -ROBERT &
RONALD HANSEN
Book: Degenhart Glass and Paperweights A collector’s guide to colors
and values by Gene Florence published by the Degenhart Paperweight
and Glass Museum, Inc. Cambridge, Ohio, copyright 1992 Pages 4-12-
DEGENHART HISTORY, Page 10-TOM MOSSER, JOE STCLAIR, TERRY
CRIDER, RON AND BOB HANSEN, Page 10-ZACK BOYD, BERNARD BOYD.
Page 29-SIGNED IRIDIZED PIECES. Price List: Page 3-COLORS, LAMB,
Page 3-4-COLORS, ROBIN, Page 3-COLORS, TURKEY
Online: www.glassonline.com Article, 3/19/2012, Ohio Glass Museum
received Degenhart Glass Pieces-WHERE DEGENHART MUSEUM GLASS
WENT
Online: www.kovels.com -LINE MEANS MADE BY MOSSER
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