American Pattern Glass Table Sets

by Gene Florence, Cathy Florence, Don Jones

This book is a salute to early American pattern glass table sets. With the picture quality herein, this book is not only for the new collector who is just being introduced to early American pattern glass, but also for those who have collected for years. You will find over 425 patterns made by such industry giants as U.S. Glass, Northwood, Cambridge, Heisey, Fostoria, and Indiana Glass. Our aim was for actual pictures of each pattern for easy identification plus a price guide and an index of cross references of the various names ascribed to the same pattern. Dates and colors made, reproduction information, and pertinent facts are included, as well as current collector values. Values are even given for items not shown in photos, in the event that readers own something not pictured in the book. This book also features dimensions of each piece shown, something not always available in previous references. Coordinated by Don Jones and Danny Cornelius. 2007 values.

192 pages, Hardcover

First published January 15, 2007

Reviews

[Janet · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a title unknown to me, but I saw that Florence had written it so I interlibrary loaned it. I have been looking at glass and treasured glass pieces my family had for a number of years, but I did not know what a table set was until this book. A table set is really a condiment set! Pieces usually included a butter dish with lid, sugar bowl with lid, a creamer, and a piece called a spooner or a spoon holder. Some extended sets also included a celery vase or tray, a cruet, or a jelly compote. Celery holders were considered status symbols. Information included with the phots includes pattern, manufacturer, date introduced, colors made. Items in set.

Pictured page 40: Cherry Thumbprint, AKA: Cherry and Gable, Paneled Cherry; H. Northwood Company, Wheeling, WV c.1904; Westmoreland Glass, Grapeville, PA, 1907
Introduced 1904
Colors crystal w/color stain (plain or with gold.
Items: butter dish, sugar with lid, creamer, spooner.

Pictured page 86.
Pattern, Heart Stem; Manufacturer unknown; Colors: crystal;
Date introduced c1880s or c1890s
Items, butter dish, creamer, sugar with lid, spooner

Minnie Kama is another author of books on pattern glass