February 11th, 2010 @ Kathy // No Comments
Buttercups, crystal and cake, what an entrancing combination. Every time I see this large etched plate with the sweet rolled up rim I visualize it holding a special cake for a birthday party or wedding shower. This pattern with the all over wide open flowers, leaves and scrolls is called Buttercup and it comes to [...]
Category : Cake Plates and Serving Platters
September 19th, 2009 @ Kathy // No Comments
The next time you have a party and are searching for a plate you can use for all the cookies or little crackers with cheese, you’ll be glad you have this large etched crystal torte plate. Yes, this is a bit fancier than the plastic nosh trays from the Walmart deli. It’s something your friends [...]
Category : Cake Plates and Serving Platters
August 22nd, 2009 @ Kathy // No Comments
If you’re over 40 you probably remember when everyone had relish trays. Or you may remember when people used sherbets – small dishes with short stems – for ice creams or fruit cups. Today you can hardly find relish trays any more, and the home magazines show either really large trays with dip (fattening) [...]
Category : Why Collect Glass?
June 2nd, 2009 @ Kathy // One Comment
Isn’t this a neat piece of amber depression glass? Our readers may know we try to carry Central Glass patterns and this is their Frances pattern. Frances is one of the patterns that you can find in depression glass books, such as those by Gene Florence but Central is usually considered a maker [...]
Category : Central Glass
April 5th, 2009 @ Kathy // No Comments
Today let’s do something different and look at this interesting older cake plate and see why it is such a neat piece to use today. This cake plate is frosted clear glass and quite heavy, about 4 pounds. It has three small tab feet on the base and is about 3/4 inches tall and 11 [...]
Category : Cake Plates and Serving Platters
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