I've have a soft spot for Fostoria Buttercup. My Mom received a creamer and sugar as wedding gifts which she used almost every day for the 63 years she and Dad were married. We found … [Read more...]
Tips to Identify Glass – Example #1 from Facebook Requests
There are people who can look at a stem and recognize the maker instantly. Not me. I am by no means an expert but there are a few tricks I've learned. This post will walk us through … [Read more...]
Identifying Elegant Glass Etched Goblet – Duncan Miller Adoration
Brooke asked for identification help with her goblet. (Unfortunately the Facebook links no longer work.) This was one of those "I know I've seen this.... somewhere" times. It … [Read more...]
Cameo Patterns in Elegant Glass: Tiffin Cherokee Rose and Cambridge Rose Point
One of the enduring glass pattern motifs is a central, small design surrounded by swags or flower sprays. We see small cameo motifs in depression glass, such as the wonderful Cameo design itself … [Read more...]
Cambridge Diane Etched Crystal – Plates and Dinnerware
Last post I showed off a newly acquired Cambridge Diane juice goblet and thought it would be fun to look at some of the other Diane etched pieces available. Personally we have had very few … [Read more...]
Cambridge Diane Juice Stem – So Elegant a Design for Your Breakfast Table
Cambridge Diane etch grows on me; I like it more each time I see it. Dave went to an estate sale for me and found this nice juice stem in Diane. I photographed it this evening and thought how … [Read more...]
Cambridge Border Etched Designs – Number 739 – Big Urn and Scrolls
This etch is a real winner, just beautiful with a big urn in the center of scrolls. It is another design that has no pattern name, just a number, #739. I love this etch and the footed … [Read more...]
Cambridge Border Etched Designs – Number 703 Florentine
Cambridge didn't give this lovely border design a pattern name other than number 703. Author Gene Florence tagged it as "Florentine", a pretty name for a lovely, graceful pattern. We've had … [Read more...]
Cleo – Early Etched Elegant Depression Glass from Cambridge
The Michigan Depression Glass Society posted a link about Cleo on their Facebook page that got me itching to write this post. I'd always thought Cleo was one of the earliest etched dinnerware … [Read more...]
Friendship, Roses, Mother’s Day and Depression Glass
This is a post about friendship. I left my day job a week ago and my co-workers had a lunch and inundated me with gifts. My job was one where I had to have an effect on people; that was the entire … [Read more...]