I get overwhelmed when I’m surrounded by beautiful things like this hall full of depression glass. It’s like this huge, wonderful curtain just opened and it’s delightful to wander through and look. I hope you like our virtual tour this evening!
First up is pink Cambridge elegant depression glass beverage set, complete with pitcher, lid and glasses. This is one of my favorite patterns, the 704 etch, also called Windows Border. You can read about my amber creamer and sugar find here. (Both are listed here for you.)
Cambridge made several etched patterns about the same time which were border designs like number 704; some had big flowers, others more restrained scrolls. I love 704’s scrolls and swags and how the whole etched pattern seems to flow around the piece, not overpowering the shapes but adding to them.
This next one is also Cambridge, the Wildflower etch, so pretty with the gold trim and design. You can see some Rose Point pieces above and to the left, and vaseline Beaded Block from Imperial to the right. Dave bought me a Rose Point relish tray for Christmas that is the same shape as this next one.
Cloverleaf, depression glass from Hazel Atlas, isn’t rare, but some pieces are scarce including the grill plates and tumblers like we see here. It is a nice pattern, with a pretty clover leaf design on rounded Ovide shapes. Hazel Atlas made it in yellow, pink and even black in addition to the green, and at this show we saw all the colors.
A favorite green depression pattern is Horseshoe from Indiana. I have always liked the mold etched designs and the colors are super. This dealer had a full table!
If you like black glass, this next display is for you. I don’t recognize the silver encrusted etch but must admit it makes a striking piece. The cobalt blue small pitcher is Aurora depression glass from Hazel Atlas.
How do you like this green glass cat? It’s quieter than my cats! It’s labeled as Viking; we had one in clear several years ago but have not seen a colored one before.
The cat was one of the most recently made pieces of glass at the show which featured glass from the 1930s with some elegant glass patterns from the 1950s. Every booth had variety, colors, styles, makers, etched, plain, mold etched and cut. I walked out of there with a great big smile after being surrounded by such beautiful pieces of the past.