February 19th, 2010 @ Kathy // 9 Comments
Sharon Cabbage Rose Pink Depression Glass Dinner Plate
It’s time for Pink Saturday with Beverly from How Sweet the Sound and her other guests, just in time to reward us for finishing another week. Pink Sharon depression glass is the star today.
Sharon is depression glass, which means it was mass produced during the 1930s and sold cheaply or given away as premiums with food or at the movie theater. Even though we believe most depression glass was cheap – since so much was free for purchasing a product – it actually was not all that inexpensive given the overall lack of extra money. For example, a family could send in coupons to get a whole set of glass to go with that free piece for a couple dollars, but that $2-3 represented several days wages. Imagine today spending half your weekly paycheck on dishes.
What this means is that some patterns have pieces that are hard to find compared to others. Bowls and tumblers are scarce in most patterns – you can understand tumblers because that is what we all break even today – but bowls? Think about your dinnerware. Most likely you had to buy bowls separately for your tableware and the same thing was true with depression glass.
With Sharon one of the eye-opening pieces is the salad plate, which is about 7 1/2 inches wide. This small size plate is perfect for dessert, lunch or salad. It runs about double the price of the dinner plate.
Federal Glass made Sharon from 1935 to 1939 in pink, amber and green and a few pieces of clear. It has a beautiful design of big rose sprays and smaller bouquets on the rim. It’s a pretty pattern.
If you like this, please check our pieces listed in our online store Cat Lady Kate’s Elegant and Depression Glass. We have a good selection with more to list. We specialize in certain patterns of depression glass, including Sharon Cabbage Rose, and elegant glass from Fostoria, Cambridge and Central. Come see us today for best selection.
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Tags: Collecting Depression Glass, Depression Glass, Pink Depression Glass
gracie jewellery
1 year ago
I’m loving your depression glass.
Betty
1 year ago
Very interesting post on Depression glass. I am learning and found it very informative. Happy Pink Saturday!
Mary
1 year ago
What a beautiful dish
Gail
1 year ago
Beautiful, I love this glass. Love it. Thank you for the information, it is interesting and I am learning alot.
HPS
Gail – Decorating My Tin Shack
black eyed susans kitchen
1 year ago
I love depression glass, especially the pink pieces! Happy pink Saturday to you.
Susan
quiltworks
1 year ago
Love color and desing! I love that depression glass
Quiltworks
CC
1 year ago
Such great information on beautiful glassware. This pattern is very,very pretty..,and I love the color. Happy Pinks…….
Mary
1 year ago
Beautiful plate, Kathy. Happy Pink Saturday~
Sherry
1 year ago
What a beautiful plate! Thank you for sharing! Sherry @ A Happy Valentine