Peacocks on the Fence

(Pitchers & Tumblers – how can you tell the difference?)

By Hooked on Carnival

According to ‘Dugan & Diamond Carnival Glass’ by Carl O. Burns, Diamond copied Northwood’s pattern. Northwood introduced their version mid-Spring 1912 thru 1917. Thomas Dugan left Dugan a few short months after this, so it’s unlikely that Dugan was the copying company. The pattern by Northwood has a lot of different shapes, but the Diamond version is only available in pitchers and tumblers which can be put together to make up a water set. These sets would include the pitcher and 4-inch tumblers.

Pitchers 

One hint on how to tell which manufacturer made a pitcher is using color – Northwood made pitchers in Amethyst/Purple, Blue, Green, Ice Blue, Marigold, Pastel Marigold and White, while Diamond only made them in Amethyst/Purple, Blue and Marigold (and very very few in Marigold).

The next thing is to look at the pattern – on the trees/bushes behind the peacock, Northwood’s branches are curvy with bulbous leaves/blossoms while Diamonds resemble straight sticks with little dots around many of them. 

And Northwood MAY be marked with their trademark N in a Circle.

Tumblers. There are a couple of easy differences between the tumblers from Northwood and Diamond.

First, same as on the pitchers, on the trees/bushes behind the peacock, Northwood’s branches are curvy with fewer bulbous leaves/blossoms while Diamonds resemble straight sticks with more leaves. Also, the Diamond peacock has an impressive tiara with tulip like tops and the Diamond peacock is standing on a pebbled top of the wall. The Diamond version is much more detailed.

In the database, you will find that Diamond made the majority of their pitchers/water sets in Blue. 

Dugan got credit for this pattern until it was recognized that the factory had been sold before they started making Peacock at the Fountain water sets, so older documentation will attribute these to Dugan. 

It’s great to have so many beautiful peacocks to choose from, isn’t it?