Appraisal: Libbey Glass "Maize Pattern" Lamp, ca. 1889, from Charleston Hr 2. Meredith Meuwly appraises a Libbey Glass "Maize Pattern" Lamp, ca. 1889, in Charleston Hr 2.
Corn has inspired decorations on porcelain, furniture, metalwork and paintings for centuries. In the 1880s, corn became a symbol of America. About 1889, the W. I. Libbey & Son Co. of Toledo, Ohio, ...