21 Tuesday May 2019
Posted in Heisey
I don’t normally pick up stemware that is not decorated, particularly with an etch, however this glass was very appealing. I think it is the pretty details of the stem, and the diamond optic that combine to make it quite attractive.
Heisey Glass Company produced this line, in many items, from 1947-1957.
27 Saturday Apr 2019
Posted in Heisey
Tags
Colored Glass, Coloured Glass, Depression Glass, Diamond Optic, Elegant Glass, Green Glass, Moongleam, Water Goblet
I really like the diamond optic in this lovely goblet by Heisey.
The shape/blank is #3357 -King Arthur. The green stem and base colour is Heisey’s green – Moongleam. Made between 1925-1937.
10 Sunday Sep 2017
Posted in Central
Although yesterday was sunny and I SHOULD have been out in my garden I decided to take a long overdue drive into Around the Block. They had a great deal of beautiful ‘new’ cut glass. I wish I knew more about cut glass history and patterns. My visit to the Dorflinger Glass Museum with its beautiful pieces was very inspiring.
I picked up this pretty quartet of pink water goblets. Central Glass Works’ line #1426. Lovely, obvious diamond optic with the twisted, spiral stem.
The reference in Schmidt’s book – Glass Works: the Depression Era – indicates that Tiffin and Bryce also made similar stems, although he thinks that Bryce’s line was only in crystal. I am going with these as Central’s pieces, but will happily stand corrected.
Schmidt says that this line was also produced in crystal, green and combinations of crystal and colour.
Although pink glass ware isn’t my favourite (I like crystal or cobalt) these are very appealing.