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Imperial Glass Line 160 – Cape Cod Relish with Silver Overlay

25 Sunday Aug 2019

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I went to an auction at McGregors recently and picked up a few lots.  I had seen this relish dish a number of times and always thought “Meh!”  But the silver overlay caught my eye.  I like oak trees and as a kid thought that finding an acorn was something to be celebrated.  Mostly maples near my childhood home.

I couldn’t figure out who had made it so I turned to the Facebook group – Vintage Glass Identification for help.  This is a great group of folks and I very often get an ID when I am stumped.  I had the answer very quickly.

Collectors Weekly had a little bit of information on this line in the article Vintage Imperial Glass.

“Around the same time as the introduction of Candlewick, Imperial began producing      a line that would become almost as successful—Cape Cod. Newton secured a deal        with Quaker Oats to distribute No. 160 in the Cape Cod line as giveaway items—          many of these pieces are highly desirable today.”

There appears to have been quite a number of items produced in the line and you can find some of the patents in the gallery of the Elegant and Everyday Glass Forum.  Looks like the pieces were produced in the 1930s-1950s.

I think that the silver overlay could be the work of Lotus Glass.  This 2007 article by Barbara Wyrick in the references the name “Acorn and Oak Leaf” pattern by Lotus.  I can’t seem to find online images so I have purchased the book Lotus: Depression Glass And Far Beyond by Dean Six to see if I can verify the pattern.  The book hasn’t yet arrived but I am looking forward to seeing the pretty patterns by Lotus.  I have a number of pieces with overlay that I haven’t been able to attribute and maybe this reference guide will help.

 

Fostoria Glass – Five Section Relish Dish in the Mayfair Line, Etched with the Fruit Design

29 Monday Jul 2019

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I came across this piece in a local thrift shop.  I always wonder how it made its way from West Virginia to a small Ontario town.  But I guess during its 80+ years there was lots of time for travel.  A poster in the Everyday and Elegant Glass Forum reports that this etch was introduced in 1933 and discontinued in 1939.

The etch is Fostoria’s #320 – Fruit Design and the line is #2419 – Mayfair.

This is a good sized, heavy piece.  The dish is 13 1/4 inches at its longest, 7 3/4 inches wide in the middle and 9 1/4 inches at its widest points. It stands 1 1/4 inches.

The glass is so bright it almost glows.  It is a very attractive 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.