26 Sunday Oct 2014
Posted in Unknown Engravings/Etches
Tags
The needle etches are often very difficult to identify. The blank is often the key to identifying which company produced the stem. Unfortunately I have no idea who made this glass.
I like all of the bands of etching. But likely will have to add this pattern to the Unknown Glass Museum. Maybe I should start another page with just those photos!
21 Tuesday Oct 2014
Posted in Unknown Engravings/Etches
Tags
I can’t remember where I acquired these pretty pieces – drawing an absolute blank, Came across them in a cupboard recently.
I have not seen the etch and the blank is also unfamiliar to me. I have poste
d them to see if anyone else can recognize anything, but I don’t have high hopes.
It’s been awhile since I have added tot he “Unknown Etch Museum”…but here is a likely candidate.
I am not sure if they were intended to be wine glasses or a liquor cocktail perhaps. I haven’t measured them but I guess they hold 3-4 ounces.
They have a pretty look with a medium-wide optic and detailing on the stem. This sounds odd, but they have a nice weight when held.
12 Sunday Oct 2014
Posted in Heisey
Tags
Happy Thanksgiving! I am grateful for the many important blessing in my life – family, friends, health, a lovely home, good job, etc.
Perhaps lesser, but still a blessing, I am grateful to be able to surround myself with beautiful pieces of craftsmanship. Like these glasses…….
Renaissance – the rebirth. No idea why this etch was given this name.
The pattern was introduced in 1918 and discontinued in 1939. The patent was granted to Joseph Balda, on behalf of Heisey, on October 25, 1921.
This is a sample of double plate etching.
This is the water goblet. The etch is a cameo of a nymph (?) on a branch. Unlike some of the other Heisey etches, all of the cameos have the same figure. Very pretty.