Art Deco style was most obvious in the 1920s in buildings and typography and jewelry and furnishing designs. The Chrysler building has lovely vertical lines surmounted by curved ornate top. Design … [Read more...]
Fostoria Cabot – Plain or Optic Crystal Stemware
When glass makers used molds with a subtle design on the inside we get optics in the final pieces. We see panel or fluted optics plus wavy and draped optics and some circular as in this dimple optic … [Read more...]
Fostoria Contour – Enjoy Mid Century Modern, Swedish Modern Styling
Fostoria was one of the best at staying on-trend and Contour is a great example. The 1950s saw the advent of Mid-Century Modern style in housewares and Swedish Modern or Scandinavian styled glass … [Read more...]
Fostoria Oriental Etch – Flying Peacocks and Leaves on Glass
Fostoria Glass's lovely Oriental etch features peacocks, leaves and branches. Some of the peacocks fly away and some perch and all have lavish tails and wings. You can easily remember Oriental … [Read more...]
Roses Everywhere! Fostoria Midnight Rose Etch
If you've gone to any antique mall or glass show you'll notice there are roses everywhere - etched roses, cut roses, molded/pressed roses - and that's just on glass! There are even more roses on … [Read more...]
Fostoria Fairfax Go-Withs – Complementary Pieces With Similar Styles
We've been posting about Fostoria Fairfax, looking at my favorite pieces, similar patterns you may find confusing, at interesting pieces, Fairfax stemware, colors, etched designs and now our last … [Read more...]
Fostoria Raleigh – Crystal from 1939 to 1965
Fostoria made several glass patterns with heavy styling to complement mid-century homes with Colonial decor including Raleigh. They used Raleigh for several etched patterns and sold it undecorated. … [Read more...]
Coin Glass in Beautiful Colors
Fostoria Glass made this beautiful ruby red candle holder most likely in the 1960s or 70s. I got it at an estate sale. Fostoria's Coin pattern is pressed glass, rather heavy, a decorative and … [Read more...]
Fostoria Cynthia Cut Flower Sprays on Crystal
Fostoria Glass made two cut crystal patterns named Cynthia, one in the mid 1920s and this later one, produced from 1938 to about 1943 in dinnerware and through the early 1960s in stemware. What makes … [Read more...]
Fostoria Trojan Etched Elegant Glass – Pink or Topaz Yellow
Fostoria Glass was always on top of trends and moved into colored glass when it first became hot and they brought the Art Deco influence into their designs around the same time. You can see that with … [Read more...]