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The mold for this was acquired by Fenton Glass who issued pieces in purple and red. [5] Corinth - Ribbed pattern with 12 ribs, used for vases or flattened out for bowls and plates. [6] Della Robbia [4] English Hobnail [4] Shell and Jewels - Early pattern used on the Victor line. This is a scarce pattern in carnival treatments. [7]
Milk glass – four pieces. Milk glass was first made in Venice in the 16th century (lattimo) as a translucent competitor for porcelain. Colors include blue, pink, yellow, brown, black, and white. Some 19th-century glass makers called milky white opaque glass "opal glass". The name milk glass is relatively recent. [2] [3]
A peach glass over milk glass. [23] Gold overlay 1949 Milk glass with an amber overlay. [25] Green overlay 1949-53 Milk glass covered in green glass. [25] Ivy 1949-52 Dark green over white glass. [25] Rose overlay 1943-48 Milk glass cased with light pink glass. [25] Shelly Green overlay 1967 Colonial green over milk glass, used only on lamps. [23]
Carnival glass was made in a wide array of colours, shades, colour combinations and variants. More than fifty have been formally classified. These classifications do not go by the surface colours showing, which can be even more varied, but by the 'base' colours of the glass before application of the iridizing mineral salts.
Hazel-Atlas made large quantities of "Depression" pressed glassware in a wide variety of patterns in the 1920s–1940s, along with many white milkglass "inserts" used in zinc fruit-jar lids, many types of milkglass cold-cream jars and salve containers, and a large variety of bottles and jars for the commercial packaging industry. "Atlas" was ...
Art Nouveau glass is fine glass in the Art Nouveau style. Typically the forms are undulating, sinuous and colorful art, usually inspired by natural forms. Pieces are generally larger than drinking glasses, and decorative rather than practical, other than for use as vases and lighting fittings; there is little tableware.
Items made of colorless glass and green bottle glass are most commonly seen. The three main categories of three-mold glass patterns are Geometric, Arch and Baroque. Diamond patterning, also known as diamond diapering or diamond quilting, [21] is the most common Geometric design found on molded glass. [13]
Satin glass is typically tinted with a pastel color, blue is the most common. It was produced by the Fenton Art Glass Company between 1972 and 1984 in large quantities. Satin glass, like milk glass and carnival glass, is considered a collectible. Due to recent high production volume, prices commanded by satin glass are relatively low.