Collecting: Westmoreland Glass
Posted in Misc, Things of Beauty by evie s. on April 16th, 2008
One of the (many) things I inherited through marriage was my husband’s Westmoreland glass collection. His family collects these beautiful handmade pieces partly for appreciation but mostly because my father-in-law worked in the glass factory years and years ago. Ever since then the family has been adding to the collection little by little with some of the rarest and most beautiful pieces in the company’s production history.
Westmoreland glass was made by the Westmoreland Glass Company of Grapeville, Pennsylvania, from 1890 to 1984. They made clear and colored glass of many varieties, such as milk glass, pressed glass, and slag glass.
Below is a photo of some of the many pieces in our own personal collection.
From left to right:
Blue satin glass candle holder // Green candle lamp // Blue pearlized carnival glass vase // Amber wheel cut candy dish // Charcoal basket vase // Blue satin glass compote
Do any evie s. readers collect Westmoreland glass? If not, is there another specific type of glassware that you find yourself amassing? Please share!
Christa Baca says:
I personally don’t collect glass but my mom collects blue glass. I actually carted (back in the late 90’s) an entire backpack filled with blue glass on my return flight home from Prague for my mom. She proudly displays all nine pieces in her bay window in Massachusetts.
P.S. Love the way you put “Collecting” in that adorable frame…so much talent.
April 17th, 2008 at 9:28 am
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