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About Glassware

Glassware is a broad term for decorative yet functional glass that was produced from the late 1800s through the mid-1900s. Examples include Early American Pattern Glass, cut glass, Carnival Glass, Depression Glass, elegant glass, and milk glass.

Antique glassware was generally made in one of t...

Glassware was typically decorated using a variety of techniques, such as coloring, engraving, acid etching, cutting, and gilding. Mass produced pressed glassware was introduced in the late 19th century and made household glass more widely accessible. Because pressed colored glass was affordable, it became commonplace in homes across the U.S. up through the early 20th century.

In the depths of the 1930s Depression, U.S. glassware manufacturers produced utilitarian yet decorative glass to be used as giveaways with purchases of items like cereal or soap. During World War II, mineral coloring agents were needed for the war effort, so glassware was clear and decorated with brightly colored paints. Glass production almost completely stopped in Europe, with the exception of Scandinavian countries.

Some notable (and collectible) glassware manufacturers include Fenton, Fostoria, Heisey, Imperial, Northwood, and Waterford.

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Interviews & Articles

An Interview With Early American Pattern Glass Collector Elaine Henderson

My mother was our inspiration for collecting pattern glass. She collected it, and she died at a very young age. My sister and I in… [more]

An Interview With American Cut Glass Collector Barbara Meek

I started collecting cut glass when I was about 18. My sisters were married, and during the summer, I would go out and stay with t… [more]

An Interview With Carnival Glass Collectors Glen and Stephen Thistlewood

Our newest book is actually the fully revised and expanded second edition of our first book. It came out originally in 1997, but n… [more]

Atterbury Designs for Covered Animal Dishes in Glass

While doing research work in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, area in 1933, it was my privilege to interview a large number of offici… [more]

The Miles Collection of American Glass

The sweeping tendency to dismiss all American glass manufactured after 1850 as a cheap commercial product is passing out of fashio… [more]

American Historical Glass Cup Plates

Over the years since collecting cup plates became a diverting hobby, it was natural that they should have become classified into t… [more]

English Royalty in Glass

"All the discourse now-a-day," wrote Samuel Pepys in the spring of 1660, "is that the King will come again; and for all I see, it … [more]

Baron Stiegel, Ironmaster and Glassmaker

The average collector is apt to think of Stiegel only in connection with his glass and the apocryphal stories about him. Bar-iron,… [more]

Ohio and Midwestern Glass

Among collectors, the blown glass which was made at the early glasshouses of Ohio and the Midwestern district has long been highly… [more]

The Similarity Between Ancient and Early American Glass

At this moment of writing Egypt's most recent plague, under General Rommel, threatens Alexandria. The strategic value of his immed… [more]

Blown Molded Glass of New England

The American glass collection formed by the late William T. H. Howe of Cincinnati must be counted among the most outstanding in ge… [more]

Glass But Too Late

On a cycle as constant as the seven-year locust, though more frequent, magazines devoted to fashions and the home have published a… [more]

Miniature American Blown Molded Glass

Before treating in detail of the miniature or toy pieces of Blown Molded, or as it still known, "blown three-mold" glass, it might… [more]

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David Doty's Carnival Glass Website

David Doty's Carnival Glass Website

David Doty's incredible, comprehensive and colorful Carnival Glass reference site, with over 1,600 pages and 4,000 … [read review or visit site]

National Depression Glass Association

National Depression Glass Association

A great starting point for collectors interested in Depression glass. Features in-depth reference articles on topic… [read review or visit site]

Milk Glass Collectors Society

Milk Glass Collectors Society

This excellent milk glass reference site is definitely not for the lactose intolerant. Includes seven high resoluti… [read review or visit site]

Carnival-glass.net

Carnival-glass.net

This extensive reference on 'carnival glass,' which became popular in the early 1900s, is divided into three sectio… [read review or visit site]

American Cut Glass Association

American Cut Glass Association

A great reference on ‘American Brilliant Cut Glass’ (produced between 1876 and 1914), this site features a stri… [read review or visit site]

Pattern Glass School

Pattern Glass School

If you need schooling on Victorian-era pressed glass tableware aka EAPG (Early American Pattern Glass) aka Pattern … [read review or visit site]

The Charleton Line

The Charleton Line

Michael and Lori Palmer's site dedicated to the hand painted decorations of Abels, Wasserberg and Company, known as… [read review or visit site]



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