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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Tablescape Thursday – Green vs. Pink Poll Results and Georgian Lovebirds

September 15, 2010 by Kathy 8 Comments

Georgian Lovebirds Green Depression Glass

Thank you everyone who left a comment and voted on last weeks Tablescape Thursday that pitted the  mighty ultramarine greens against the delicate rose pink tables.  Both tablescapes used the same … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Depression Glass Tables Tagged With: Collecting Depression Glass, Depression Glass, Federal Glass, Green Depression Glass

Last Gasp of Summer – Tiffin Glass Fuchsia Etched Crystal

September 14, 2010 by Kathy 1 Comment

Tiffin Glass Fucshia Etched Crystal Cocktail Stem

Some of you still have summer but fall is in the air here in mid-Michigan.  Nights are cold and the tree tips are turning.  Let's enjoy a last gasp of summer with fuchsia flowers dancing on … [Read more...]

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

How to Upgrade Your Martinis with Rose Point Crystal

September 12, 2010 by Kathy 2 Comments

Cambridge Glass Rose Point Etched 3121 Crystal Liquor Cocktail

An elegant meal.  A drink before dinner.  Have you ever noticed that everything tastes better when you serve it with panache?  Whether you like your drinks stirred or shaken try using vintage crystal … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Vintage Stemware & Goblets Tagged With: Cambridge Glass, Cambridge Rose Point Etch, Elegant Glass, Etched Elegant Glass, Vintage Etched Crystal, Vintage Stemware

Pink Saturday – Swimming with Dolphins

September 10, 2010 by Kathy 9 Comments

Fenton Glass Pink Depression Dolphin Handled Bowl

Do you remember the television show Flipper?  (I'm showing my age here...)  Did you ever want to swim with a dolphin?  That might be hard to achieve but we can enjoy dolphins cavorting in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Pink Elegant Glass

Tablescape Thursday: Vote for Your Favorite Ultramarine or Pink

September 8, 2010 by Kathy 23 Comments

Petal Swirl Pink Depression Glass and Rock Aurea Candles

Welcome to Tablescape Thursday and thank you for stopping by.   Depression glass is memories, but it is also beautiful and useful.  Since beauty is in the eye of the beholder, which color do you like … [Read more...]

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

Pink Saturday – Soup Supper with Sharon Depression Glass

September 3, 2010 by Kathy 1 Comment

Sharon Cabbage Rose Pink Depression Glass Rimmed Soup Bowl

Now that it's fall, are you looking forward to making hearty warm soups for supper again?  What better way to enjoy your meal and add a surprise than with pink depression glass? This soup … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Pink Depression Glass Tagged With: Collecting Depression Glass, Depression Glass, Pink Depression Glass, Sharon Pink Depression Glass

Add Sparkle this Fall with a Vintage Glass Relish Tray

September 2, 2010 by Kathy Leave a Comment

Fostoria Glass Baroque Topaz Gold Tint Relish Tray

Fall is coming and that means red and gold leaves, fires in the fire place and family get togethers, One way to create memories and add sparkle to your fall family tables is with vintage relish trays … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Vintage Relish Trays Tagged With: Amber Depression Glass, Buying Glass, Fostoria Glass

Tablescape Thursday – Petalware Depression Glass and Retro Birds

September 1, 2010 by Kathy 8 Comments

Petalware Pink Depression Glass & Retro Bird Tablescape

Welcome to this week's Tablescape Thursday with a retro table in pink and clear. Isn't it pretty how the pink depression glass picks up the pink in the vintage bird figurine planter and contrasts … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Depression Glass Tables Tagged With: Collecting Depression Glass, Depression Glass, MacBeth Evans Depression Glass, Pink Depression Glass, Vintage Stemware

Those Confusing Cremax Patterns – Three Tips to Tell Them Apart

August 31, 2010 by Kathy 3 Comments

Chinex Classic Bouquet Dinner Plate Dep

Are you confused by Bouquet, Oxford, Chinex, Cremax, Classic, all those patterns with all those decorations?  MacBeth Evans made a series of depression glass patterns in cremax creamy or white … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Let's Reduce Confusion Tagged With: Collecting Depression Glass, Depression Glass, Identifying Glass, MacBeth Evans Depression Glass

Pink Saturday – Heisey Gayoso Diamond Optic Water Goblet

August 28, 2010 by Kathy 1 Comment

Heisey Glass Gayoso Pink Water Goblet

Tired of depression glass?  (I know, that's heresy.  But maybe just a teensy bit ready for something else?)  How about some pink elegant glass goblets from Heisey? Isn't this an interesting shape … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Pink Elegant Glass

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Depression Glass Index by Pattern

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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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