{"id":4804,"date":"2020-12-29T06:36:18","date_gmt":"2020-12-29T11:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grannysglasses.com\/?p=4804"},"modified":"2020-12-29T13:14:54","modified_gmt":"2020-12-29T18:14:54","slug":"fostoria-atlanta-compote-with-lots-of-lion-heads-line-500","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grannysglasses.com\/?p=4804","title":{"rendered":"Update to Fostoria Atlanta Compote with Lots of Lion Heads &#8211; Line #500"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/grannysglasses.com\/?attachment_id=5687\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5687\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-5687\" src=\"https:\/\/grannysglasses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Fostoria-Atlanta-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"529\" height=\"705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grannysglasses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Fostoria-Atlanta-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/grannysglasses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Fostoria-Atlanta-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/grannysglasses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Fostoria-Atlanta-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/grannysglasses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Fostoria-Atlanta-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/grannysglasses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Fostoria-Atlanta-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/a>This was a lovely Christmas gift from my son and his wife.\u00a0 I love the lions&#8217; heads on the finial.\u00a0 I think this is the covered sugar bowl.\u00a0 It is quite large, standing\u00a0 4 5\/8 inches to the side of the jar.<\/p>\n<p>This is a great addition to my collection of pressed lions.<\/p>\n<p>_____________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>April 17, 2020<\/p>\n<p>Finally, the little jelly dish.<a href=\"https:\/\/grannysglasses.com\/?attachment_id=5401\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5401\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-5401\" src=\"https:\/\/grannysglasses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_20200416_085652-1024x897.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"529\" height=\"463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grannysglasses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_20200416_085652-1024x897.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/grannysglasses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_20200416_085652-300x263.jpg 300w, https:\/\/grannysglasses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_20200416_085652-768x673.jpg 768w, https:\/\/grannysglasses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_20200416_085652-1536x1346.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/grannysglasses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_20200416_085652-2048x1794.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>October 29, 2017<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/grannysglasses.com\/?attachment_id=5400\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5400\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-5400\" src=\"https:\/\/grannysglasses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_20200415_123444-838x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"529\" height=\"646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grannysglasses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_20200415_123444-838x1024.jpg 838w, https:\/\/grannysglasses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_20200415_123444-245x300.jpg 245w, https:\/\/grannysglasses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_20200415_123444-768x939.jpg 768w, https:\/\/grannysglasses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_20200415_123444-1257x1536.jpg 1257w, https:\/\/grannysglasses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_20200415_123444-1676x2048.jpg 1676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/a>I have a small sauce dish (I think and which I realize I don&#8217;t think I have ever posted) and have long wanted a larger piece so that you can really see the lions.\u00a0 I came across this piece last weekend in St. Jacobs at the St. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stjacobsantiquemarket.com\/\">Jacobs Antiques Market<\/a>.\u00a0 I was very surprised to see it.\u00a0 It was not very expensive, but I hesitated for a few minutes, but realized that I would be super, super sorry if I didn&#8217;t scoop it up<a href=\"https:\/\/grannysglasses.com\/?attachment_id=4801\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4801\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4801\" src=\"https:\/\/grannysglasses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Fostoria-Atlanta-2-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grannysglasses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Fostoria-Atlanta-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/grannysglasses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Fostoria-Atlanta-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/grannysglasses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Fostoria-Atlanta-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>I have only ever seen this piece online and didn&#8217;t realize that the finial had two faces!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/grannysglasses.com\/?attachment_id=4800\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4800\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4800\" src=\"https:\/\/grannysglasses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Fostoria-Atlanta-1-300x290.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grannysglasses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Fostoria-Atlanta-1-300x290.jpg 300w, https:\/\/grannysglasses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Fostoria-Atlanta-1-768x743.jpg 768w, https:\/\/grannysglasses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Fostoria-Atlanta-1-1024x991.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/grannysglasses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Fostoria-Atlanta-1.jpg 1195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>I really love the lions on the finial, the corners of the foot and on the corners of the dish.<\/p>\n<p>The book American Pattern Glass Table Sets by Gene and Cathy Florence has some information on this line.\u00a0 They say (page 75) that the pattern is also known as Clear Lion Head, Frosted Atlanta, Late Lion, Square Lion and Square Lion Heads.\u00a0 They also state that the pattern was introduced in 1895 and that it was produced in crystal and crystal with frost (plain or etched).<a href=\"https:\/\/grannysglasses.com\/?attachment_id=4802\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4802\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4802\" src=\"https:\/\/grannysglasses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Fostoria-Atlanta-3-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grannysglasses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Fostoria-Atlanta-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/grannysglasses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Fostoria-Atlanta-3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/grannysglasses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Fostoria-Atlanta-3-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I would love to know why it is called &#8220;Atlanta&#8221;.\u00a0 If anyone knows, please share.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 0;float:none;height:100px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/grannysglasses.com\/?p=4804\" send=\"true\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"true\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This was a lovely Christmas gift from my son and his wife.\u00a0 I love the lions&#8217; heads on the finial.\u00a0 &hellip;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/grannysglasses.com\/?p=4804\">Continue reading 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