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Westmoreland Dolphin Center Handle Server – Line 1049

04 Tuesday Apr 2017

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When I saw this server I thought that it was pink.  I didn’t know who had made it and it was only when I was researching and reading about it that I discovered that it is an almond colour.  I put it beside a Cambridge piece in Tuscan pink to look at the difference.  While the difference was obvious, there still appear to be pink undertones in this piece.  According to Lorraine Kovar in Westmoreland Glass: 1950-1984, the colour Coraline, a tan opaque was developed in 1973.  In 1978 the same colour was called Coral.  In 1980 the name was changed to Almond. Ms. Kovar also makes reference to the pink cast of the colour in certain lighting.

This is line #1049 which also came in an octagonal shape and in other colours.

It is an interesting, heavy piece.  I like the details of the dolphin.

Update to Fostoria or Westmoreland Indian Chief Vases

06 Friday May 2016

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Westmoreland Indian VaseAs I had mentioned in the original post I had turned to the Elegant and Everyday Glass Forum for advice.  I just noticed last night that one of the members had confirmed that these pieces were made by Westmoreland.

The member, Mr. G. Jones,  posted  this image from the 905 Westmoreland Specialty Company Sales Catalogue.

Always nice to have an item verified.

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Original Post – October 5, 2015

Fostoria Indian VasesI bought these locally.  I often wonder how pieces end up where they do.  These pieces in particular intrigue me.  I think they are early twentieth century.  Not uncommon, as they are available online, but not common either.  How did they end up in south/central Ontario?

My guy has M’ikmaq blood and I thought he would enjoy having these two proud men in the house.

I posted them on my favourite glass site – Everyday and Elegant Glass Forum – asking if someone could suggest some reading about them.  I was advised that these pieces are either Fostoria or Westmoreland and that there has been little written to distinguish one company’s pieces from the other.

Likely I will never know for sure, but they are pretty neat.

Westmoreland Milk Glass Swan Toothpick or Cigarette Holder

01 Sunday May 2016

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Mere's Green SwanMy mother loves glass images of swans and has a collection of a number of very pretty items.  This one (posted some time ago) is my unidentified  favourite.  The photo doesn’t do it justice.

Unfortunately it took a fall and a wing broke off.  My mom repaired it and it displays beautifully.

I have added to her collection on and off over the years.  This weekend we were visiting her and I took this Westmoreland piece.  Westmoreland SwansI wondered if she would accept it as she has sworn, many times, that she is DONE, DONE, DONE, collecting swans.

Alas…it did not make the trip home with us and I assume has been allocated a space.

It is a pretty little item – three swan heads decorate its sides.

Kovar’s Westmoreland Glass: 1950-1984 assigns the use and indicates that this piece was made in many colours.

She also identifies that this was also reproduced in milk glass, along with other colours.   Nonetheless I am going to assume it is Westmoreland, despite a lack of mark.