James H sent me photos of his amazing collection of Cameo green depression glass. He started collecting in 1988 and selected Cameo because he loved the pattern, as he said “the ballerina / dancing girl / Cameo pattern was the most beautiful of the popular patterns.” Cameo is one of my favorites too; in fact the hardest part for me would be to choose between green and yellow!
Here is James’s table set with his glass. I like how he included a few pieces of crystal Cameo to contrast with the green.
James enjoys his glass; he likes to see it and feel it and use it, and that’s what having beautiful objects is all about. He mentioned that he was so glad to start having a set of real dinnerware! His table seats 6 so he has full place settings for 6 people plus many serving and accessory pieces.
One of the less common pieces is this Domino tray. People used Domino trays to hold sugar cubes, thus the name “Domino” from the sugar company. Incidentally Hocking made the Domino tray without the indentation but only in pink or crystal and my Gene Florence book doesn’t mention either style in yellow Cameo. The 2-handled tub on the right is the ice tub or sometimes used for butter.
This next photo shows the salt and pepper shakers with lids in good condition, the tall covered candy dish, shorter candy dish, small vase and juice pitcher. James added a green lid to the juice pitcher since he prefers the pitchers covered. The lid doesn’t have the Cameo design but the green matches and it fits, so a good idea to keep your juice fresh in the refrigerator.
The shorter candy jar is easier to find than the taller one and I love both of them. The shapes are so graceful with the curves that enhance the curvy dancer and swag design.
Hocking made three pitchers, a small one about 5 3/4 inches tall for syrup or milk, a 6 inch size for juice and the larger, 8 1/2 inch one that holds 56 ounces, a 7 cups, for ice water. Based on the relative heights I think the one in this photo from James is the juice. (Shout out to James: If this is wrong please drop me a note and I’ll correct.) The largest pitcher is more common and easier to find than the smaller ones.
James sent me several other photos and I’ll share those in future blogs. I appreciate him taking the time to share his beautiful collection, especially when it features my favorite pattern!