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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.

Tiffin #15310 Center Handle Server

02 Sunday Apr 2017

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At my place of work we take every opportunity to have some kind of celebratory food. Last month we had a finger food day in recognition of St. Patrick’s Day.  I took a variety of Irish cheeses and crackers and was very happy to serve them on my green server in this same line.  It looked very pretty on the table!

Since this time I have acquired this piece of Tiffin with a gilt trim and an unidentified cutting.

Because I had forgotten that the shapes were similar, I turned to my handy dandy book – A Guide to Identification of Glass Center Handle Servers by Inez J. Austin – and to my favourite glass website – the Elegant and Everyday Glass Forum – for an ID.

Ms. Austin’s book (p.49) speaks about the difficulty of identifying some Tiffin servers.  She calls this handle “vee handle with hill top”.  She says that the 310-10 inch server was introduced in 1922 as a round piece, but by 1923 has the 2 ripple pattern that is seen on this example.

If anyone knows the name of the decoration I would be happy to hear.

Orange Cooperative / Co-operative Flint Center Handle Bon Bon / Bonbon

08 Wednesday Mar 2017

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Isn’t this a cheerful looking dish?  Although I took the photo in the sunshine to show off the colour, it really is as bright as it appears.

I am fairly comfortable that this is the correct ID on this piece, but of course am open to being corrected.

I used my book, “A Guide to Identification of Glass Center Handle Servers, monograph number 67 in the glass study series of The West Virginia Museum of American Glass, Ltd.” by Inez J. Austin.

As I have indicated in the past, this is a great guide.  Very handly for identifying all those pretty pieces.

On another note….I visited the West Virginia Museum of American Glass last summer and I don’t think I posted any photos.  It was a fantastic visit, so much beautiful glass to see and well worth a visit.