Pattern Name:POWDER AND SHOT

Glass Type:Flint

Era:1870s

Description:50 Favorites - 44. Alice Hulett Metz, like many other collectors of her day, firmly believed patriotic symbols employed on ab object of everyday use would stimulate patriotic feelings in the user or owner of the object. For this reason, she encouraged housewives to collect glassware ornamented with a a patriotic pattern, noting that "the fact that it is a cherished object in the home is a more potent influence on the lives of children and grownups than a dozen sermons or editorials on love of country." For Metz, POWDER AND SHOT evoked a nostalgic image of a rugged and sturdy frontier America. She proclaimed the pattern "as American as the Fourth of July." A similar nostalgic impulse can be detected in American popular culture of the 19th century, particularily at the time of the Centennial, when Americans considered the dramatic changes that had taken place in their nation since the time of the Revolution. It seems likely the POWDER AND SHOT pattern, introduced in the 1870s, was designed to appeal to this emotion. (50 Favorites catalogue) Stippled bowl. Possibly made by Boston & Sandwich (Lee); possibbly Boston Sandwich Glass Co.; U1 p.145