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Hughes (?) Cornflower on Unknown Blank

05 Thursday Sep 2013

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Champagne, Corn Flower, Cornflower, Cut Crystal, Cut Glass, Floral Cut

Unknown Cornflower 1Ever since I bought my 2nd book on Cornflower, by Walt Lemiski, I’ve paid more attention to the pieces that I see.  I like to look them up in my books when I come home to see if I can find the blanks that the piece was cut on.

I recently picked up two pieces that were unknown to me and thought I’d try to ID them.  This goblet is very beautiful (the photo doesn’t do it justice). It has a gorgeous bowl and a different, twisted stem.  I’ve not seen this piece before.  I could not find a match for it so I posted it on the Everyday and Elegant Glass Forum.

I was fortunate to have Mr. Lemiski comment on the piece.  He indicated that he suspects that the goblet may be a post 1960 piece,  European in origin — perhaps Czech or Hungarian.  In fact he thinks that there may be doubt whether the first it is in fact a Hughes Cornflower item.

If this is the case I may never see a matching piece.  Too bad, as it would make a very pretty set.

 

Corn Flower Sugar and Creamer

22 Saturday Jun 2013

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Canadian, Corn Flower, Cornflower, Creamer, Sugar

Cornflower Sugar and Creamer (4)I was putting this up for sale on my Etsy shop and wondered if I had posted this here.  Although I’ve posted other pieces of Corn Flower, these pieces had not made the big time!  Now they have!

I have had these for awhile and have no recollection where I got them.  They are quite pretty.  the scalloping around the rim and the ornate handles elevate them from the ordinary (like my other creamer).

I’ve gone through my one reference book to see if I could identify the blank.  After all Heisey, Tiffin, Imperial, New Martinsville and others made the glass for the Hughes Company.  But I didn’t see this shape in my text.

You see lots of Corn Flower in this neck of the woods because its Canadian, but I’ve not noticed these pieces before or since I bought them.

 

W.J. Hughes Cornflower Tumblers

16 Saturday Mar 2013

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Cornflower, Floral Etch, Tumblers

I’ve posted this etch in other blanks and I have another couple shapes.  I’m going to have to hunt them down and take some photos. Cornflower Tumblers (2) But I’ve never come across the etch in a tumbler before.

I’ve earlier reported that Hughes used blanks from a number of the major U.S. glass producing companies, as well as European companies.  I have some gorgeous pink stems that were etched on a Tiffin blank (#15024).  In looking through my one Hughes reference book, my tumblers look very similar to those in a photo that have been attributed to New Martinsville, in the 1930s.Cornflower Tumblers

I wouldn’t mind keeping these.  I’m going to have to look for a few more!  Yippie.

 

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