Hocking Mayfair Open Rose Pink Depression Glass Cup
In yesterday’s post about taking care of depression glass we showed a Hocking Mayfair pink depression glass sherbet that was all nasty haze from water spotting. I thought you ought to see what a beautiful pattern Hocking’s Mayfair pattern really is.
The nickname for this super pattern is Open Rose and you can see why in the photo. There are bouquets of big full blown cabbage rose on panels around the sides of this cup. It is quite a pretty pattern.
Hocking Glass made Mayfair in pink, light blue, green, some yellow, clear and frosted pink. You’ll probably find more pink than the other colors and I believe Hocking produced almost every piece in pink although that was not true for all the other colors. Just looking at the list of pieces produced in my depression glass book by Gene Florence it looks like Hocking green, blue and yellow for most of the different pieces, but the green and yellow are pretty scarce.
There are some reproductions out there, notably a beverage set in some obvious colors like cobalt blue, the cookie jar, shot glass and shakers. Most of these are rather easy to tell apart from the originals. The original pitcher, for example, has a round mold mark on the base and the pattern detail is sharper. If you are interested in collecting Mayfair – and it is one of the most popular patterns – then I recommend Gene Florence’s Collector’s Encyclopedia of Depression Glass, which gives tips to recognize and avoid repros.