Fostoria Glass June Etched Topaz 2-Handled Bowl
Here is one of those pieces that is almost impossible to pin down. Yes, it is Fostoria’s June etched elegant glass. Yes, it is topaz glass of the depression era. But is it the whipped cream bowl or the sweetmeat? I cannot tell! My reference books describe both pieces as having two handles and being the size this one is, 5 1/2 inches across without the handles and 7 inches long with the handles included. None of my books give the heights of these pieces and the photos that I’ve seen on websites look about the same.
I would think that a bowl for whipped cream would be a little deeper than this and a sweetmeat is basically a candy dish. We’ve had sweetmeats in Fostoria’s Lafayette glass which have been a little smaller than this.
Oh well, it is a very pretty bowl regardless what it was called originally. Today we would use it to float flowers or to hold candy or nuts, or yes, even whipped cream!