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Unknown Etched Bowl -Update – Imperial #588 Pie Crust Crystal

04 Tuesday Aug 2020

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Over the years I have amassed a little collection of Pie Crust pieces.  I guess I have not thought to post the photos.

This one is decorated with Hughes’ Corn flower cutting.  I have two of them!  Not deliberately, but this is evidence of having too many pieces of glass that you forget what you have!

 

 

 

 

 

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February 4, 2015

I don’t know what it is about these pieces that I find so appealing.  Could be the peg legs, or the deceptively attractive banding.  The designs are simple, yet quite appealing.

This silver overlay on this piece is in perfect condition.  I haven’t been able to identify it, but it obviously has a daffodil theme going on.

This three part bowl/dish has a very dainty etch/engraving (I never know what to call these designs, best do some research).  It has a real pretty look to it.Imperial Pie Crust relish dish (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Imperial Pie Crust relish dish (3)

 

 

 

 

 

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Updated post – December 4, 2012

I was scrolling through the Gallery of the Elegant and Everyday Glass Forum looking to ID an etch I am going to post soon when I came across a very similar bowl (different etch).  I was so pleased to see that my bowl is older than I thought – mid 1920s-1945.  Very exciting to be able to identify a piece.  I actually never thought I would.

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Original post – November 23, 2012:

I bought this little bowl sometime ago.  It was 75 cents.  I have to admit that I have it displayed in a dark corner of the basement.  I’ve ignored it, in fact I hadn’t washed it in ages and was surprised when I did – I thought it had a yellowish tinge.  Turns out it was dust!

When I REALLY looked at this piece I saw that it actually has some intriguing features.  The feet and the banding (for the lack of a better word) make it very interesting.

The etch is pretty, although not spectacular, but the shape is very interesting.  No idea which company made it.

I guess I should move it out of the basement.

Imperial Glass Laced Edge Candle Stick

29 Wednesday Apr 2020

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I thought this little piece was so cute.  It is Imperial’s line no. 780 – Laced Edge.  I believe that the production period for this piece would have been between 1935 and 1950.

The cutting is the Corn Flower decoration by the W.J. Hughes Corn Flower Company of Ontario, Canada. The cutting appears on both sides of the piece.

Imperial Glass Relish Dish with Corn Flower Cutting

28 Sunday Jul 2019

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It has been ages since I posted anything new.  Not for lack of acquiring stuff, just haven’t been able to get photos taken.

Took a road trip to Philadelphia and Baltimore and was able to pick up a few pieces.  There are lots of great antique malls between here and there.

Having said that I can’t recall where I found this three part relish dish.  While I am not really acquiring pieces with the Corn Flower cutting, I was intrigued with the shape of this dish.  I really likes the ‘fish scales’ of the base.

Turns out this is a piece from Imperial Glass’ line #281 that was in production from 1953-1979. I found an interesting citation in the online database of the Museum of Dufferin.  This is their description of this piece:

“A round, clear “Line 281” relish dish with 3 sections (CFID 281/3). This piece is cut with the “Corn Flower” pattern. It was sold by the W.J. Hughes “Corn Flower” Glass Company. The glass blank was produced by the Imperial Glass Corporation in Ohio, USA. The date of the cutting on this piece is unknown.

After WWII, glass blanks became more readily available from both European and American manufacturers. In an attempt to meet the new “modern” trend of simplicity over complex patterns, the W.J. Hughes “Corn Flower” Glass Company designed a line of new glass blanks with ample cutting space but fewer “Corn Flower” cuts. This glassware design was created by Fred Myers, part owner and Art Director of Walsh Advertising in Toronto. Walsh Advertising originally submitted three designs to the W.J. Hughes Company. The selected design was “Corn Flower Line 281”. This line only included tableware, plates, relish dishes and bowls.

In 1953, this new glassware was introduced as “Line 281”, produced by the Imperial Glass Corporation but exclusively carried by the W.J. Hughes “Corn Flower” Company. “Line 281” was sold from 1953 into the 1970s. Although designed and produced almost exclusively for Hughes Glass Company, it may be possible that these blanks were used by others. A request from another cutter to use “Line 281” would definitely have been denied, but Imperial Glass Corporation may have agreed to use “Line 281″ for silver overlay, since the two techniques (glass cutting and silver overlay) were not in competition.”

I have not yet been to this Museum to see their Corn Flower exhibits, but it is on my travel list for 2020.