I first starting noticing pictures posted by Tom Marshall earlier this month on a couple of the facebook bottle and glass sites. I immediately tagged Tom for closer look as the pieces he was displaying and photographing were breathtaking. Tom’s subject matter, use of natural light, shadow and reflections are very much a part of the composition of each carefully orchestrated still-life. I have created an expandable gallery for Tom. Enjoy!
Tom Marshall Gallery
Some comments from several collectors:
“Tom, you know how to start a day on a happy note! These are beautiful!” and “This is the stuff happiness is made of!” – Dana Charlton-Zarro
“Great!!” – Charles Flint
“that is a beautiful window. Your bottles set a “mood” there, artistic as well as historic” and “Nice overall picture, glass & setting, artistic!” – John Panella
“Excellent !!!!!!!” and “Elegant Form and beautiful photography !!!!!” – Dale Santos
“Wonderful trio Tom! Although each object is incredible on its own, they work so much better as a group!” – Michael George
“Tom, one of the best chestnut pics ever posted here. BRAVO DUDE!” – Rick Ciralli
“Suitable for framing. Bellissimo!” – Brian Wolff
“near perfect symmetry” – John April
“BEAUTIFUL!” – Jeff Noordsy
“Great stuff and a beautifully composed photo” – Woody Douglas
Here’s a couple of inks – Tom Marshall
Three Chestnut flasks in the sun – Tom Marshall
This creamer along with a tall straight sided bowl and a small freeblown pitcher were decended through a Manchester Connecticut family. They have always been known to have been made at the Pitkin glass works.(See Heckler catalogue #42 lot 660) Sometimes thats as good as its going to get for a 150-200 year old piece of freeblown glass. – Tom Marshall
Three Demijohns – Tom Marshall
A couple of my New England favorites – Tom Marshall
Here is a big boy! This came out of a Providence barn last summer from a picker. It is a cool bottle as it had mud allover the outside. I got to clean it myself. – Tom Marshall
Chestnut reflection – Tom Marshall
Gorgeous and moody morning sun – Tom Marshall
Open New England footed salt attributed to Coventry from a Heckler sale last year. – Tom Marshall
Chestnut solo mini – Tom Marshall
Three shaped New England inks – Tom Marshall
Some” pitkin” type flasks – Tom Marshall
Three Pitkin inks – Tom Marshall
Solo Demijohn – Tom Marshall
hree Connecticut bottles Jean Horning Danbury,Conn W.H.McENROE New Britain Ct SAYBROOK BOTTLING WORKS – Tom Marshall
4 early American glass pieces – Tom Marshall
Sun rays on Snuff bottles – Tom Marshall
Large and small snuff jars on a table – Tom Marshall
Big and small – Tom Marshall
The Coventry footed salt is my favorite (tagged DishSolo). It elicits that quiet, peaceful dignity of a grandmother’s house, back when the young’uns behaved themselves while they were inside. Danged good picture.