April 6th, 2011 @ Kathy // 7 Comments
Last week Tablescape Thursday I showed exquisite Limoges dinner plates with Cameo green depression glass. This week I’m using the same dinner plates but changing out the depression glass. We’re combining elegant etched crystal stemware from Monongah Glass with our Limoges. Please leave a comment and let me know which you prefer. Here is last [...]
Category : China and Crystal
March 20th, 2011 @ Kathy // One Comment
I got these at an estate sale because they are just the neatest pieces. I love the idea of using a tumbler with a handle for lemonade in the summer – no more wet glasses slipping out of your hand. This basket etch is especially nice. I showed Heisey Dutchess etched sherbets with basket motif [...]
Category : Tiffin Elegant Glass
March 18th, 2011 @ Kathy // 2 Comments
“Oh my”, you are saying, “she can’t tell pink from blue!” Actually this is a story about a blue that should be pink but is purple instead. It’s the Un-Pink. Bear with me please, this will become clear. This plate is Tiffin Fontaine etch in their coveted Twilight color. Fontaine is old, made 1924 to [...]
Category : Pink Elegant Glass
March 14th, 2011 @ Kathy // No Comments
Quiz time! What pattern is this? If you don’t recognize it then don’t feel bad. Fostoria originally called this fresh springtime pattern Italian Lace, then for some reason changed it to Gold Lace the last two years they made it. Regardless which name you use this is not a common pattern. The etch is on [...]
Category : Other Fostoria Glass
March 10th, 2011 @ Kathy // No Comments
Does this look like fireworks or milkweed puffs? The big poofs look like the 4th of July, so neat. This is Fostoria Lido etched low sherbet in crystal. Our family crystal is Cambridge Rose Point, but Lido is my favorite Fostoria pattern. I like a lot of Fostoria patterns – Trojan, Romance, June, Vesper plus [...]
Category : Other Fostoria Glass
February 28th, 2011 @ Kathy // No Comments
Last post we talked about how important good reference books are whether you are a casual collector or serious. With a good book you know what you have. Today let’s see what features to look for in glass books and sadly, what to be wary of in any book. Best Features Good books will have [...]
Category : How to Buy Glassware
February 26th, 2011 @ Kathy // No Comments
I just started listing my older depression and elegant glass pattern guides and it made me realize that some of you may not know about these wonderful resources. Collectors divide glass into lots of categories and authors wrote books about those categories. Top Collectible Glass Categories Depression glass is mass produced glass from the late [...]
Category : How to Buy Glassware
February 14th, 2011 @ Kathy // One Comment
Every time I see mayonnaise sets like this Fostoria Chintz set I wonder how on earth people used enough mayo that they needed a separate serving piece. This mayo bowl is about 5 1/2 inches wide and holds a little under two cups. Although I have trouble imagining using this for mayo it would be [...]
Category : Console & Serving Bowls
February 8th, 2011 @ Kathy // One Comment
Blank? Etch? Huh? It’s time to reduce confusion with those oddball glass terms. A glass blank is the basic shape, the design of the piece of glass before any decorations. The cup and saucer shown are Heisey’s Empress blank. Heisey made the Empress shape in several colors, sold it undecorated as “Empress” and used [...]
Category : Let's Reduce Confusion
February 5th, 2011 @ Kathy // No Comments
I’ve read that pizza sales go up 30% on Super Bowl Sunday. So… are you looking for a better way to serve that pizza than in the ugly cardboard box it came in? This center handled server would be a great contrast. This is Fostoria Romance center handled server on the Sonata blank, very pretty [...]
Category : Romance Ribbons & Bows Etched Crystal
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