Last week I showed you a tablescape that had me running to the chaise lounge on the deck, blue depression glass with just a bit of green mixed in on a vintage cloth. I played around some more with blue and green and have another table that’s perfect for our long slow September days.
Do you like green and blue together? The colors look so fresh together and the vintage plaid cloth ties them together. This is one of my favorite color combinations. It reminds me of delphiniums in the garden and the last lazy days of summer.
Do you recognize the blue dishes from last week? I had a lot of fun playing around with different combinations. The blue sherbets and cups are Moderntone from Hazel Atlas. Moderntone is a good pattern if you like blue (and who doesn’t). It’s easy to find the standard pieces – plates, cups, sherbets – the cobalt blue color is great and the price is reasonable.
Hazel Atlas didn’t make tumblers that they called Moderntone, but they made other blue glasses that go so well that you won’t miss having the identical pattern. The tumbler and the tall creamer you can see peeking out in the next picture are Aurora. Hazel Atlas made Aurora about the same time as they did Moderntone but it’s a much smaller pattern. You can find Aurora too, but it’s a little more expensive than Moderntone and you won’t find any lunch or dinner plates. The saucer is Royal Lace, also by Hazel Atlas.
The green plates are Georgian Lovebirds, made by Federal Glass during the first half of the depression. Georgian has baskets of flowers and pairs of birds, very pretty. It’s quite a contrast in style to the plainer Moderntone. I like the way the patterns look together.
I’d like to try this combination again with some crystal stemware. This table has four depression glass patterns and I think the light colored tablecloth helps bring everything together and soften the contrast. Clear crystal would do the same thing. Maybe. Sometimes ideas sound good and then don’t work out at all. I need to check it out!
My thanks to Susan from Between Naps on the Porch for hosting this fun event.