I love big bouquets of flowers and baskets spilling over with flowers, don't you? Our glass companies knew they had a winner when they used baskets in their design motif. Last week I … [Read more...]
Where Did All the Etches Go? Vintage Or Contemporary Etched Stemware
The last 20 years or so I've not seen much - or any - modern etched stemware for sale. Tonight Dave and I were at Macy's and (naturally) I drifted to the glass section to drool over the gorgeous … [Read more...]
Glass Pick of the Week: Secretaries Primrose Etched Crystal Goblet Monongah Glass
Glass pick of the week is from Monongah Glass, this lovely Secretaries Primrose etched crystal goblet. I love this etch, it is so detailed and so pretty, plus there's a story. Way back when I … [Read more...]
Glass Pick of the Week: Cambridge Chantilly Etched Crystal Sherbet
It's Saturday, the sun is shining, it's even warm enough to go rake out the leaves in the flower beds! When our hearts turn to springtime and flowers then it's time to think ahead to the lazy days of … [Read more...]
Fostoria Trellis Sherbets – Elegant Glass from the Roaring Twenties
Roaring Twenties, a time of prosperity, prohibition, flappers, speakeasies and Fostoria. Fostoria made these Trellis cut stems from 1924 to 1928, during prohibition when alcohol was illegal to … [Read more...]
Dorothy Thorpe Designs – Sandblasted Cocktail Stem Crystal Stemware
Here's a piece in our store that's from the same era as our Rose Point or Fostoria Chintz, but from a designer we associate with the Mid Century Modern style, Dorothy Thorpe. Let me share what I … [Read more...]
Cambridge Stemware – Let’s Look at Stems – Rose Point and Chantilly
One thing Cambridge Glass excelled at was using their popular etches on all their stem lines and blanks. It makes it a little more challenging when you seek a glass pattern because you have to be … [Read more...]
Glass Pick of the Week: Fostoria Heather Iced Tea Tumbler
Hard to believe it's Saturday again, isn't it? But it is so it's time for weekly glass pick. This week let's look at a piece of Fostoria stemware, this Heather iced tea. I like the Heather … [Read more...]
Baskets with Flowers – Fostoria Florentine Etched Stemware
Baskets and flowers, what's not to like? I can think of several basket-themed patterns - Lorain depression glass, Tiffin Adam, and today's wonderful pattern, Florentine from Fostoria. … [Read more...]
Fostoria Lido – Fireworks that Make You Smile
Doesn't this look like New Years fireworks? It's Lido by Fostoria, one of my favorite etches. I can't ever decide which is my very favorite - because I like so many - but Lido is always near the top … [Read more...]