Here's a mystery for you. Why would a glass company call a pattern "Secretaries Primrose"? This etched goblet is line 800 from Monongah Glass, and yes, the pattern name is Secretaries … [Read more...]
Tablescape Thursday: Pick Your Favorite, Fudge or Cornbread
This is really an unfair comparison! This week's tablescape is a vignette of two serving pieces, both center handled serving trays, both Fostoria Glass, both etched with ribbons, bows and pretty … [Read more...]
Griffins to the Fore! Tiffin Eldorado Etched Crystal
A few weeks ago Bill, of Affordable Accoutrements, posted a joyous tablescape that used restaurant china made in the 1920s. The china was cream with russet griffins, scrolls and swags. Do you think … [Read more...]
Let’s Reduce Confusion – Cambridge Glass Plates Chantilly Etch
Do you ever get confused by the different line numbers with Cambridge Glass? What's Martha? What's 3900? 3500? Gadroon? Yikes, there are so many different shapes and the only way to keep them … [Read more...]
Remember Summer? June Azure Blue Scroll Candle Holders Art Deco
Remember summer, how fleeting and warm? Here in mid-Michigan summer is long past and we're staring winter in the face. This beautiful glass pattern is June, a perfect name for a beautiful piece that … [Read more...]
What Do You Find Antiquing?
What do you find when you go antiquing? What do you look for that you don't find? Leave a comment so we can compare and share. Dave and I went antiquing on our way home from Tennessee yesterday and … [Read more...]
Tablescape Thursday – Lines of Autumn Gold Meet Lines of Leaves
Welcome to this week's Tablescape Thursday post. Let me be up front here, I'm not sure this table setting works. The idea was to combine this very nice casual dinnerware from Royal Doulton … [Read more...]
Heisey Glass Orchid Etched Goblet – When Vintage is Best
Isn't this pretty? Heisey Glass was known for the quality of their stemware and their elegant etchings and one of the most popular is this fine Orchid etch. Orchid is a plate etching, meaning the … [Read more...]
Pink Saturday – Central Glass Scott’s Morning Glory
Well, what do we have here for Pink Saturday? This is a hard to find water goblet from Central Glass in pink, perfect for our weekend. Central went out of business in 1939, a victim of the great … [Read more...]
Pop Quiz – Rose Point or Not? Three Similar Patterns
Today it's time for a pop quiz. Here are three pieces of etched crystal, all made about the same time period, and all featuring roses, swags and center medallions in their design. Can you identify … [Read more...]