Depression and Elegant Glass

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  • Depression Glass
    • Index to Depression Glass Posts by Pattern
    • Identify Your Depression Glass Patterns with Photos – Pattern Identification Guide
    • Federal Depression Glass
      • Normandie
      • Patrician Spoke
      • Sharon Cabbage Rose
      • Other Federal Patterns
    • Hazel Atlas Depression Glass
      • Floral Poinsettia
      • Florentine #1 and #2 Poppy
      • Hazel Atlas Other Patterns
      • Royal Lace – Green, Pink, Blue and Clear
    • Hocking Depression Glass
      • Block Optic
      • Cameo Ballerina Depression Glass
      • Mayfair Depression Glass
      • Princess Depression Glass
      • Other Hocking Patterns
    • Jeannette Depression Glass
      • Cherry Blossom
      • Petal Swirl
      • Iris and Herringbone
      • Winsdor
      • Other Jeannette Patterns
    • Indiana Glass
    • Lancaster Glass
    • MacBeth Evans Depression Glass
      • American Sweetheart
      • Petalware Depression Glass White or Pink
    • US Glass
    • Other Depression Era Glass
    • Glass Colors – Pink, Green, Amber, Topaz, Blue and More
    • Vintage Tumblers & Swanky Swigs
  • Cambridge Glass
    • Cambridge Glass Pattern Photo Guide
    • Cambridge Diane
    • Cambridge Glass Rose Point
    • Other Cambridge Glass
  • Fostoria Glass
    • Fostoria Glass Patterns Photo Identification Guide
    • Fostoria Century
    • Fostoria Chintz
    • Fostoria Romance
    • Other Fostoria Glass
  • Elegant Glass
    • Elegant Glass Photo Gallery Identification Guide
    • Central Glass
    • Duncan Miller
    • Heisey Glass
    • Imperial Glass
    • Monongah Glass
    • Morgantown Glass
    • New Martinsville Glass
    • Paden City
    • Tiffin Elegant Glass
    • Viking Glass
    • Westmoreland
    • Other Elegant Glass
  • Glass Pieces
    • Cake Plates and Serving Platters
    • Candy Dishes
    • Center Handled Serving Trays
    • Comports and Compotes
    • Console & Serving Bowls
    • Dinnerware and Luncheon Ware
    • Mayo Sets
    • Pitchers
    • Vintage Glass Candle Holders
    • Vintage Relish Trays
    • Vintage Stemware & Goblets
  • Glass Tips and Guides
    • Gift Buying Guide – Collectible Glass
    • Glass Book Reviews
    • How to Buy Glassware
    • How to Clean Glass
    • How to Enjoy Your Glass
    • How to Sell Glass
    • Let’s Reduce Confusion
    • Reproductions and Fakes
    • Tips to Identify Glass
      • Pattern Guides
        • Birds
        • Spirals and Swirls
      • Why Collect Glass?
      • Tablescapes
        • Depression Glass Tables
        • Elegant Glass Tables
        • China and Crystal
        • Pink Saturday
          • Pink Depression Glass
          • Pink Elegant Glass
          • Pink China and Other
  • 1940s and Later
    • Glass Patterns from the 1940s, 50s, 60s and 70s Identification Guide
  • Let’s Go Antiquing
    • Tablescapes
      • Depression Glass Tables
      • Elegant Glass Tables
      • China and Crystal
    • Pink Saturday
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Cameo Dancing Girl – Rainbow or All Green Depression Glass?

April 13, 2011 by Kathy 6 Comments

I have a confession to make. I was cropping photos for today's tablescape of a very pretty rainbow depression glass table when it dawned on me. I used these before!   That left me without photos … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Depression Glass Tables Tagged With: Center Handled Servers, Collecting Depression Glass, Depression Glass, Green Depression Glass, Hocking Depression Glass, Pink Depression Glass, Tiffin Glass, Vintage Stemware

Come with Me Shopping for Depression Glass

April 11, 2011 by Kathy 1 Comment

Cambridge Windows Border Amber Cup & Saucer

We went to the local antique mall and found some lovely pieces and some not so lovely. Come watch with us as we shop for elegant and depression glass! If you are reading this via email subscription … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Let's Go Antiquing Tagged With: Amber Depression Glass, Buying Glass, Cambridge Glass, Collecting Depression Glass, Depression Glass, Fostoria Glass

Mayfair Open Rose Pink Depression Glass – Pink Saturday

April 8, 2011 by Kathy 1 Comment

Mayfair Pink Depression Glass Dinner Plate

This week for Pink Saturday we have the Mayfair Open Rose pink depression glass dinner plate. Hocking made a ton of pieces in Mayfair but the plates are a bit harder to find than in some … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Pink Depression Glass Tagged With: Depression Glass, Hocking Depression Glass, Pink Depression Glass

Fancy Fun Friday – Art Deco Green Center Handled Serving Dish

April 7, 2011 by Kathy 1 Comment

Paden City Art Deco Green Center Handled Bowl

It was hard to pick the piece for this week.  I went through some of my favorite pieces and selected this Art Deco styled center handled server. I love love love art deco.  The clean lines … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Center Handled Serving Trays Tagged With: Center Handled Servers, Depression Glass, Etched Elegant Glass, Green Depression Glass

Can You Mix Elegant Glass with Limoges China?

April 6, 2011 by Kathy 7 Comments

Monongah Secretaries Primrose Stemware & Limoges Dinner Plates

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. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: China and Crystal Tagged With: Elegant Glass, Etched Elegant Glass, Vintage Etched Crystal, Vintage Stemware

Fostoria Candle Holder – Beautiful Crystal!

April 3, 2011 by Kathy 1 Comment

Fostoria Cynthia Cut Crystal Coronet 2-Light Candle Holder

Wouldn't this candle holder with the curvy nubs and twists look great holding flickering candle tapers? This is Cynthia, one of Fostoria's cut glass patterns, on the Coronet blank.   … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Other Fostoria Glass Tagged With: Fostoria Glass

Pink Saturday – Pink Poppy Florentine Depression Glass

April 1, 2011 by Kathy 4 Comments

Florentine #1 Poppy Pink Depression Glass Sugar Bowl

Eventually it will be spring even here in mid Michigan where my garden has 6 inches of snow. A couple weeks ago the crocus were blooming but we got another 6 inches of wet snow plopped on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Pink Depression Glass

Can You Mix Elegant China with Depression Glass?

March 30, 2011 by Kathy 3 Comments

GDA Limoges Plates with Cameo Green Depression Glass

Can you mix elegant china with depression glass?  The answer is "Yes, of course you can.  But should you?"   This post shows one of our most elegant and choice china dinnerware patterns … [Read more...]

Filed Under: China and Crystal Tagged With: Depression Glass, Hocking Depression Glass

Mystery Candle Holders – Cut and Pressed Vintage Crystal

March 29, 2011 by Kathy 5 Comments

Pressed Flower Crystal Candle Holder

Here is a mystery, in fact two mysteries. These two candle holders have baffled me for a couple of years now. I got them in a box lot on eBay full of candle holders. I got the lot because I am just a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Vintage Glass Candle Holders

Lose Weight! Be Pink! Eat Less! Floral Poinsettia Depression Glass

March 25, 2011 by Kathy 2 Comments

Floral Poinsettia Pink Depression Glass Dinner Plate

Are you looking to lose weight?  One of the tried and true methods is to reduce portion sizes - which never sounds like fun but it works.  It's a lot easier to eat less when you have a plate … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Pink Depression Glass Tagged With: Depression Glass, Jeannette Depression Glass, Pink Depression Glass

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Depression Glass Photo Identification Guide

Depression Glass Index by Pattern

Fostoria Glass Photo Identification Guide

Cambridge Glass Photo Identification Guide

Everyday Glassware from 1940s to 1970s Photo Guide

Recommended Glass Reference Books

These are the books I use the most and recommend.  These are affiliate links which means I may receive a commission for purchases made through links.

Favorite Depression Glass Book 

Collector’s Encyclopedia of Depression Glass by Gene and Cathy Florence, 2007 edition 

Collector’s Encyclopedia of Depression Glass by Gene and Cathy Florence, 2010 edition

Favorite Elegant Glass Books

Elegant Glass: Early, Depression, & Beyond, Revised & Expanded 4th Edition Hardcover – July 28, 2013 by Debbie and Randy Coe

Collector’s Encyclopedia of Depression Glass, 19th Edition Hardcover – Illustrated, July 10, 2009 by Gene and Cathy Florence

Best for 1940s-1970s

Collectible Glassware From the 40s, 50s, 60s: An Illustrated Value Guide, 10th Edition – Illustrated, July 14, 2009 by Gene and Cathy Florence

Favorite Fostoria Books

Best Overall:  Fostoria: Its First Fifty Years Hardcover – January 1, 1972 by Hazel Marie Weatherman 

Best for Stemware:  Fostoria Stemware: The Crystal for America – January 1, 1994
by Milbra Long and Emily Seate

Best for Fostoria Tableware pre 1943:  Fostoria Tableware: 1924-1943 – January 1, 1999 by Milbra Long and Emily Seate

Best for Fostoria Tableware After 1943:  Fostoria Tableware: 1924-1943 – January 1, 1999 by Milbra Long and Emile Seate

 

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