Central Glass Scotts Morning Glory Pink Water Goblet
Well, what do we have here for Pink Saturday? This is a hard to find water goblet from Central Glass in pink, perfect for our weekend. Central went out of business in 1939, a victim of the great depression. It made exquisite etched glass including this pattern, Scott’s Morning Glory, and was known for high quality stemware. In fact Central made both patterns that President and Mrs. Harding purchased while in the White House.
I don’t have a date when Central produced Scott’s Morning Glory but it was likely fairly early, 1920s or early 1930s because the pattern has the glamorous name of Etch Number 5. Central used this beautiful design on crystal, amber, likely other colors and of course, pink.
Central’s glassware hasn’t attracted the extensive recognition and research that we see with Fostoria or Cambridge. Tim Schmidt wrote a very useful, well-illustrated guide that has helped make this glass house better known and it is fascinating to look for Central’s glass online. A few patterns have become popular and sought after such as the Morgan etching, which has a fairy on a swing.
Thanks for visiting our Pink Saturday pink depression glass post this week, and as always a big thank you to Beverly of How Sweet the Sound for organizing this fun event. Please be sure to visit the other bloggers to see how pink we can be.