Seven Generations of Provenance

Pattern Molded Deep Dish, probably Mantua Glass Works

This beautiful pattern molded dish, Lot 5 in Select Auction 177, features an interesting and detailed provenance. The dish has descended from daughter to daughter in one family for seven generations beginning with John and Eleanor Garrett, the founders of Garrettsville, Ohio, a neighboring community to Mantua Ohio.

The provenance is as follows:

Col. John Garrett III (1760-1806)
Eleanor Jones Garrett (1762-1849)

Elizabeth Yeatman Garrett Atwood (1800-1833)
Edwin Atwood, Sr. (1799-1888)

Elizabeth Cornelia Atwood Pratt (1832-1870)
Albert Mansfield Pratt (1825-1899)

Mabel Elizabeth Pratt Riggs (1856-1926)
Charles Eugene Riggs (1853-1931)

Edna Constance Riggs Long (1886-1968)
Frederick Winston Long (1874-1931)

Charles Riggs Long (1915-1990)
Jean Hiltner Long (1920-1983)

Teresa Charl Long (1957-present)
Thomas Edward Denune (1948-present)

This exceptional example of early American glass was offered in our Select Auction 177, July 8-17, 2019.