Northwood Poppy Show Ice Green PCE Bowl

I purchased this Poppy Show bowl from my friend and fellow collector, Chase Marquis, at the New England Carnival Glass Association club convention on September 8, 2017.

He bought it earlier in 2017 on eBay after recognizing it was very different from any other Northwood Poppy Show bowl he had ever seen before. His keen eye spotted that it had a "pie crust edge" crimp treatment instead of the regular ruffled edge we see on these bowls. 

He sent a photo to David Doty and here is what David had to say. Go to the bottom of this page here: "Poppy Show".

That is very impressive that David went back twenty-five years into his database of 190,000 items and could find no other examples reported. Wow! Mr. Doty, you sure have shown us what it is to be dedicated and we salute you!

So, thus far, this is the only Poppy Show bowl in any color ever reported with a pie crust edge (PCE). I have to wonder why they didn't make more but that is they mysteries of Carnival Glass that keeps us looking for the unique, the unusual and the beautiful. It really is a pretty bowl, as the photos show, especially those taken with a black background to bring out the golds around the edges and the baby blues and pinks in the center of this delicate pastel beauty.

Here is what a regular ruffled edge Poppy Show bowl looks like. 

(Photo courtesy Seeck Auctions)

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