Here's a mystery for you. Why would a glass company call a pattern "Secretaries Primrose"? This etched goblet is line 800 from Monongah Glass, and yes, the pattern name is Secretaries … [Read more...]
Toy Glassware – Pretty Polly Cup and Saucer Doric and Pansy
When you were little did you have dishes for your dolls? Mine were Blue Willow, what were yours? Glass and china makers often made child sized versions of their popular patterns for doll tea … [Read more...]
Happy Thanksgiving – Mom’s Pumpkin Pie Recipe
Today's Tablescape Thursday is different. It's Thanksgiving, our day to look around and realize how blessed we are and give thanks. My Mom was an outstanding cook but she was an incredible … [Read more...]
Art Deco Tea Room Green Depression Glass
The Art Deco period was waning during the last years of the Roaring 20s. Just as today, styles trickled down to mass produced consumer goods after the style setting jet set (or their equivalent) had … [Read more...]
Neglected Pattern: MacBeth Evans Stippled Rose Depression Glass
It's just like high school. There are the belles of the ball, Mayfair, Cameo, American Sweetheart and Sharon. There are popular kids, Floral, Georgian, Petalware. Then there are the … [Read more...]
Pink Saturday – Susan’s Special Bunny and Edmund’s Frog
Several months ago I 'fessed up to my my secret vice, collecting the cute little animal planters from the 1950s. Since then our son Edmund gave me the darling frog planter plus two yellow chicks for … [Read more...]
Tablescape Thursday: Pick Your Favorite, Fudge or Cornbread
This is really an unfair comparison! This week's tablescape is a vignette of two serving pieces, both center handled serving trays, both Fostoria Glass, both etched with ribbons, bows and pretty … [Read more...]
Fostoria June and Romance – Dueling Ribbons & Bows
Here's an advance peek at our theme for this week's Tablescape Thursday: Dueling Ribbons and Bows. Which of these do you like better? Fostoria June etched topaz center handled server … [Read more...]
Pink Saturday – Pretty as a Princess – Depression Glass
It's Friday, beautiful Friday. I hope you plan a fun weekend. Let's start the fun with some pink depression glass, this time let's see Princess from Hocking Glass. Princess is one of those … [Read more...]
Tablescape Thursday – In Search of the Perfect Green
One of the china patterns we have in our store is Noritake Shasta from the 1950s. It's a nice pattern, not too retro, not too fancy, with a mint green border and pretty flowers that fill the entire … [Read more...]