Besides monax MacBeth Evans developed a creamier, almost beige colored glass during the depression they called Cremax or Ivrene.  Usually the Ivrene refers to the darkest shade, which is opaque and Cremax can be translucent.  They didn’t make as many pieces of Petalware in Cremax and only a little American Sweetheart.

I’ve seen American Sweetheart in Ivrene and found it rather ugly.  I didn’t buy it and don’t have a picture, but imagine the ethereal American Sweetheart on solid, flat, blah looking dark cream color.  Not so pretty.

Petalware in Ivrene can be attractive, especially decorated.  This plate is Petalware salad or lunch size in Ivrene.  At one time it had a wide gold band on the rim but it’s mostly worn off now.  The plate is translucent around the rim, unusual and I find it attractive.  It has a sophisticated look to it.

Petalware Ivrene or Cremax Depression Glass Lunch Plate

You can see the remnants of the gold border better in the picture than in person!

Besides this darker colored plate, we have a Petalware plate set that I believe is Cremax.  It’s a little darker than the monax white glass I have but no where near as dark as the Ivrene plate.  Tell me what you think.

Petalware Cremax Depression Glass Salad Plate

I just finished listed my Petalware glass in our store Catladykate’s Vintage Elegant Depression Glass.  Take a look at the different colors and decide which one you like best with this elegantly simple design.\\

American Sweetheart Monax Depression Glass Big Serving Bowl

I’m not a big fan of white as a color but I’ll make an exception for monax depression glass from MacBeth Evans.  I love this glass.  It’s thin and opalescent on the edges and the color is soft white that invites you to touch it.

MacBeth Evans used monax for American Sweetheart and Petalware in the depression era.  They made the same patterns in pink too, but I prefer the monax for both.

Monax American Sweetheart always reminds me of angels and Christmas. Maybe it’s because the glass looks so pure. It is truly lovely.  This big bowl is one of the pieces I just finished rephotographing to get listed on eBay.  It made me happy just to hold it.

Here is the monax Petalware lunch plate.

Petalware Monax Depression Glass Lunch Plate

You can imagine how appealing amateur artists found that blank white center.  You’ll find Petalware plates with tons of different decorations, from colored bands to fanciful flowers and scenes.  MacBeth Evans themselves made at least some of the decorations, the colored bands and the red flowers shown here.  This Petalware design is called Florette and makes a stunning table setting by itself or mixed with the plain white.

Petalware Monax Depression Glass Florette Decorated Plate

MacBeth Evans made monax partly to compete with china and over time their glass got thicker and lost its opalescent edge.  Their later patterns were creamy colored and had designs on the rims and of course decorations in the centers.  Chinex or Cremax are the later patterns.  They look more like dishes and not so special as the ethereal monax.

Other news for you:  I currently have two online stores, one on eBay and one on the TIAS mall.  I’m closing the TIAS store soon and am offering some exceptional coupon savings.  If you are interested in purchasing any glass then please use coupon code All10 for 10% off any order, Christmas201110 for 15% over $50 and Christmas2011 for 20% off orders over $100.  These coupons end on Christmas.

Princess Topaz Yellow Depression Glass Cup

I’ve shown you a lot of pink lately.  Pink Mayfair, pink Sharon, pink Princess.  Let’s enjoy sunshine yellow for a change.

This is the Princess topaz yellow cup from Hocking. Hocking produced two distinct shades of topaz, this yellow and a gold toned apricot color that is darker. Today, 80 years after, no one quite knows whether Hocking intended to make two different colors, or they simply had problems with a few batches of color. Hocking had no problem with their yellow glass for other patterns, like Block Optic or Cameo.

Yellow depression glass is well-mannered and looks great with the other colors. I like to use yellow to brighten a table of pink or green glass as it adds such a cheery touch. The yellow depression glass is transparent and soft toned, nothing harsh or strident. You won’t see yellow elbowing the other colors out. I’ve used yellow with several different patterns in tablescapes and am always pleased with how well it gets along with the other colors. It’s almost as if the makers intended us to set rainbow tables!

Just to give you pink lovers your daily dose of rosey hue, here is the same cup in pink.

Princess Pink Depression Glass Cup

We have both the topaz yellow and pink Princess depression glass cups in our store Cat Lady Kate’s Elegant and Depression Glass and in our eBay store Vintage Elegant Depression Glass.

Right now we’re running coupon sales in our store.  You can get up to 20% off on your order.

Coupon code All10 takes 10% off any order.  Code Christmas201110 takes 15% off your order over $50 and Christmas2011 takes 20% off your order over $100.  Plus all orders over $100 qualify for free shipping.  Please be sure to indicate free standard shipping when you check out so I know you want that method.

Thanks for reading and enjoy your glass!

Petalware Monax White Depression Glass Plate

Soft and white and slightly translucent, this plate is Petalware from MacBeth Evans.  MacBeth Evans is the same company that made Dogwood and American Sweetheart.  They were one of the few companies that made full lines of white depression glass dinnerware and their monax white is the prettiest.  You can see the blue where the glass is thin and opalescent.

Eventually Corning Glass bought MacBeth Evans and continued making white glass dinnerware.  (Corelle anyone?)

You can find Petalware in solid white, transparent pink and white with many, many decorations.MacBeth Evans produced full sets in several designs, notably pastel bands and red flowers.  That plain center must have been irresistible to amateur painters as there are a lot of one-off designs.

I’m not normally fond of white but this is so pretty.  The glass looks thin and delicate – but it isn’t.  (After all it’s over 70 years old!)  The color is soft and tempting and of course, the white plates blend beautifully with other dinnerware, both glass and china.  Petalware is among the less costly patterns too, which makes it nice if you are starting to look at glass.

We carry Petalware depression glass including this plate in our store Cat Lady Kate’s Elegant and Depression Glass.  Shopping with us is like antiquing with your best friend.

Floragold Louisa Iridescent Depression Glass Sherbet

Here is a riddle for you.  What do you call a sherbet that’s iridescent and has mold etched flowers all over?  This is Floragold from Jeannette Glass.

Floragold fans seem split whether this is depression glass or carnival glass or glass from the 1950s.  Here’s why.

• Pattern Motif:  Flowers all over.  Depression Glass style.
• Glass technique:  Mold etched.  Depression Glass technique. (The design is raised on the glass surface.)
• Color:  Iridescent.  Carnival.
• Heft and feel:  1950s
• Production date:  1950s
• Nickname:  Louisa after an early carnival pattern.

Way back when I first started in business a local collector sold me a ton of glass.  She had everything – an incredible collection – and sold me over 25 banana boxes filled with glass.  One of the patterns was Floragold.  At one time I had a superior collection including plates, cups, saucers, tumblers, accessory pieces galore.

When I bought her Floragold the pattern was beginning to lose popularity.  It was almost unsalable for a few years but recently carnival glass is making a come back and the later 1950s iridescent glass is riding the trend too.  I got out a few pieces and took better photos and will get them listed again.

Floragold pieces are interesting.  Most are square with curved sides or if they are round like the sherbet then the foot is square.  There are a gazillion bowls, several ruffled and some plain.  You can find tumblers easily, but be aware Jeannette made tumblers with a smooth top and tumblers with a band.  (One of the really cute pieces is an oblong oval small bowl with four feet that I’ll show this week for Fancy Friday.)

Most Floragold is pretty reasonable.  The ruffled bowls are downright cheap, under $10 or so.  Even tumblers are around $12, almost unheard of for vintage glass in a collectible pattern.  Cereal bowls, salad bowls, big torte plates are the more expensive pieces.

Whether you call this depression glass, carnival glass or what, Floragold is pretty stuff!

Shopping Information:  We carry Floragold in our store Cat Lady Kate’s Elegant and Depression Glass.

Princess Green Depression Glass Oval Platter

We’ve seen the lovely Princess in pink but this is the first post about green Princess.  I bought a large set of Princess pink depression glass a couple years ago and have been able to show several pieces off in blog posts and tablescape for you.  We have gotten our stock of green Princess one or two at a time and it’s danced out of our store quickly.

Hocking made Princess in green and it’s the perfect color for this charming pattern.  Can you see the scroll design on the rim?  On some pieces that looks like the curtain at a theater.  The platter has little molded tufts between the scrolls by the handle and the other sections have enough clear glass that you don’t see the curtain motif.

I like the big feathery motif in the center.  Look closely and you can see it’s all small swags but stand back a bit and you see feathers.  Princess wears many illusions!

I recently started rephotographing some of the glass in our store.  Our old photos are clear and pretty but they don’t expand well since they were low resolution.  I hope you like the larger format pictures.

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Cherry Blossom Green Depression Glass Sherbet

This piece is Cherry Blossom green depression glass sherbet and it’s the real depression era glass, not a later reproduction. Cherry Blossom is one of the prettiest patterns that unfortunately attracted some real scam artists. Luckily only a minority of the pieces have been reproduced and the green sherbet has not been.

Jeannette made many variations of Cherry Blossom. Some pieces have scalloped feet, some are round, so a good book is a must if you decide to collect Cherry Blossom. I’ve found that many of the fakes just look wrong – but if you have little experience with a pattern your glass sense may not spot the better fakes. That’s where a book can help, get you enough experience that your glass sense can develop and you can be more confident collecting.

Shopping Information:  We have a nice selection of green glass in our store Cat Lady Kate’s Elegant and Depression Glass.  This Cherry Blossom green sherbet is here.

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.

Cameo Ballerina Dancing Girl Green Depression Glass Sugar

Last weekend I had fun setting the table for different looks including this all green dinner set starring Cameo green depression glass. It turned out well enough that I took a quick video plus the photos.

Hocking Glass made so many beautiful pieces of Cameo green depression glass it is a great depression glass pattern to collect. You can have a lot of fun setting a table for lunch or dinner with friends.

Watch the video to see different styles of cups and enjoy seeing serving bowls and sugar on our table. Depression glass is a great collectible. It combines memories, beauty, American vintage craftsmanship with utility.

You can spot Cameo depression glass by the raised design of a lady dancing with scarves that is surrounded by scrolls and swags. The dancer is modeled on Isidora Duncan who founded modern dance.

Cameo is true depression glass, mass produced in green and yellow and a few pieces of pink and clear. Our table setting uses green grill plates, tumblers, cups and saucers plus a couple serving pieces. My mom embroidered the tablecloth by hand in the 1960s and I love using it with vintage glass and china.

Here is the link to the video if you get this via email.

Here is the video if you are reading this online.

We specialize in Cameo depression glass and have a good selection in our store Cat Lady Kate’s Elegant and Depression Glass.

Fostoria Fairfax Yellow Elegant Depression Glass Creamer

This is topaz yellow glass week.  We’re coming up to Valentines Day and before we go down the pink road let’s look at another springtime fresh color.  This creamer is from Fostoria Glass and is their Fairfax pattern.

Fostoria used Fairfax for a lot of their etches in the late depression era, including June and Versailles, two of their best known etched patterns.  This topaz yellow creamer shows the pattern all by itself without any etch or cutting, quite pretty, don’t you think?  The shape is so graceful with the tall curved handle and lightly scalloped rim.

Fostoria made Fairfax in a full rainbow – rose pink, light azure blue, green, amber, orchid (light purple pink) and crystal.  You can mix and match colors and combine plain pieces with your favorite etched patterns and enjoy the beautiful designs.  Considering that June and Versailles glass can be expensive and the plain Fairfax is very reasonably priced, combining etched and plain pieces is a way to enjoy an expensive pattern and make it affordable.

I hope you enjoyed seeing topaz yellow glass Fostoria Fairfax creamer.  We have this listed in our store Cat Lady Kate’s Elegant and Depression Glass.

Sharon Cabbage Rose Pink Depression Glass Candy Jar

This week I’m finally listing some of our best glass, the Sharon pink depression glass collection.  We bought this set from a lady who was selling off her glass before moving and I’m so glad we were able to get it.  Her glass is wonderful.

Take this Sharon candy jar.  Vintage candy jars get nicked and beat up from use, especially the lids.  Sharon is more robust than some patterns and this jar has very little damage.  There is a shallow circular nick on the top of the ledge of glass just below the finial on the lid, but otherwise it is in great shape.

The Sharon candy jar has been reproduced but luckily it is easy to spot the fakes.  I bought a fake creamer once and it was obvious as soon as I opened the box that it was wrong.  The molding just isn’t right.

It’s even easier to spot fake candy jars.  The circular foot on the original is 3 1/4 inches wide and only 3 inches wide on the fakes.  Plus that ledge of glass on the lid just below the finial is supposed to be much smaller on the fakes.   The one we have and show in the photo is the original.

The year is winding down and as we look forward to 2011 can I ask a favor?  Could you please let me know what sort of posts you like the best?  That will help me tune what I write to make it better for you.

Shopping Information: Sharon pink candy jar is listed in our store Cat Lady Kate’s Elegant and Depression Glass.  Shopping with us is like antiquing with your best friend.