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The Gathering of Phantasmagorical Glass" -
Right to left in foreground: Pink champagne glass, France; peacock blue Depression-era candy dish.
Background, right to left: Crystal-cut Russian pattern candy dish; and green Jeanette Glass Company candy dish.
"All the King's Crowns" - Wedding bowl and various goblets, King's Crown glassware with Cranberry Flash.
"Showdown at Diaphanous Coral" - Right to left in foreground: Lavender wineglass, referred to as "sun purple glass," manufactured prior to 1914; the turquoise candy dish represents "moon and stars glassware" (spanning the decades of the 40s, 50s and 60s).
In background, right to left: Frosted green fragrance container emulates the style of Egyptian perfume bottles; Amberina candy dish; and French lead crystal serving bowl (
over 24% Pb. - ed).
"The Swan and Company" -
Clockwise from right to left: Green candy dish from the Jeanette Glass Company, Depression era; clear crystal covered candy dish with Russian pattern; reddish swan Amberina glass; hobnail milk glass; King's Crown goblet, with Cranberry Flash; and peacock blue cobalt candy dish, circa 1930s.
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2 Rubies" - The shot glass on the left (dated 1903 from the St. Louis, Missouri World's Fair) and the finger bowl on the right (dated 1899, simply labeled "Ida") are both examples of "ruby flash."
Note: The difference between ruby stained glass and ruby flash is that although both use gold chloride, the flash is just a coating. - ed.
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Simply Green" - Two forms of green glass; the flower vase and teacup with saucer is forest green glass by
Anchor Hocking's Fire King brand, and the sherbert dish is Depression glass (circa 1930s).
"The Land of the Rising Sun Meets Merry Olde England" - Two forms of red transferware; the Japanese cup is
pink willow and the British creamer is
true red transfer from 1914.
[The Japanese cup is a blue willow pattern, however since it is reddish, it is referred to as "pink willow." -ed.]
"The Land of the Dragon Meets the Fatherland" - Golden lustreware from China, alongside pink lustreware from Germany.
"Frosty the Bear and the Unicorn" - Frosted-glass bear and metallic unicorn.
Frosted-glass is uncommon; a process called chemical etching, along with hydrochloric acid, must be used. -
ed.
"The Gathering of Phantasmagorical Glass" - Right to left in foreground: Pink champagne glass, France; peacock blue Depression-era candy dish. Background, right to left: Crystal-cut Russian pattern candy dish; and green Jeanette Glass Company candy dish.
"All the King's Crowns" - Wedding bowl and various goblets, King's Crown glassware with Cranberry Flash.
"Showdown at Diaphanous Coral" - Right to left in foreground: Lavender wineglass, referred to as "sun purple glass," manufactured prior to 1914; the turquoise candy dish represents "moon and stars glassware" (spanning the decades of the 40s, 50s and 60s). In background, right to left: Frosted green fragrance container emulates the style of Egyptian perfume bottles; Amberina candy dish; and French lead crystal serving bowl (over 24% Pb. - ed).
"The Swan and Company" - Clockwise from right to left: Green candy dish from the Jeanette Glass Company, Depression era; clear crystal covered candy dish with Russian pattern; reddish swan Amberina glass; hobnail milk glass; King's Crown goblet, with Cranberry Flash; and peacock blue cobalt candy dish, circa 1930s.
"2 Rubies" - The shot glass on the left (dated 1903 from the St. Louis, Missouri World's Fair) and the finger bowl on the right (dated 1899, simply labeled "Ida") are both examples of "ruby flash." Note: The difference between ruby stained glass and ruby flash is that although both use gold chloride, the flash is just a coating. - ed.
"Simply Green" - Two forms of green glass; the flower vase and teacup with saucer is forest green glass by Anchor Hocking's Fire King brand, and the sherbert dish is Depression glass (circa 1930s).
"The Land of the Rising Sun Meets Merry Olde England" - Two forms of red transferware; the Japanese cup is pink willow and the British creamer is true red transfer from 1914. [The Japanese cup is a blue willow pattern, however since it is reddish, it is referred to as "pink willow." -ed.]
"The Land of the Dragon Meets the Fatherland" - Golden lustreware from China, alongside pink lustreware from Germany.
"Frosty the Bear and the Unicorn" - Frosted-glass bear and metallic unicorn. Frosted-glass is uncommon; a process called chemical etching, along with hydrochloric acid, must be used. - ed.
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