![]() We don't see much of this in the UK, at least compared with straight Carnival Glass. Thanks for putting up such a rich array of Stretch Glass items for our enjoyment. If you have some in your collection, please send in photos and tell us about it. ![]() Tomorrow night we will look at opaque stretch glass. This is one of the challenges that makes it fun and interesting to study and collect stretch glass. And so it goes, it seems there are no absolute rules in stretch glass – not every vase is common, not every nut cup is rare. Velva Rose 8 ½” and 10” candlesticks are very hard to find the same candlesticks in Celeste Blue or Florentine Green or Topaz are common. For example, a Tangerine dolphin fan vase is NOT rare – it is a fairly common piece of stretch glass, but a pair of 8 ½” Fenton Tangerine candlesticks is extremely rare. Everything in one color is rarely all “rare” despite what you see on eBay. There are common and hard to find pieces of stretch glass in most colors. BTW, green can also be different colors with different names and pink is usually referred to as “Velva Rose” or “Afterglow.” At Fenton, crystal was “Persian Pearl.” Here are some examples of pastel stretch glass: Some of these are very distinct colors but some are not easily distinguished from another similar color. For example, blue can be “Harding Blue” (Diamond), “Celeste Blue” (Fenton), “Blue Ice” (Imperial), “Jade Blue” (Northwood), “Pearl Blue” (US Glass) or “Tut Blue” (Vineland). Without a doubt the most common colors of stretch glass are blue, green, topaz, pink and crystal – the so-called “pastels.” Sometimes these colors have special names trademarked by the maker. Every now and then we find some unusual combinations. Some of the color is in the glass and some of the color is in the iridescence. Nevertheless, stretch glass comes in a full array of colors. Stretch glass enthusiasts are not as particular about colors as are those who focus mainly on carnival glass. Tonight I’d like to chat a bit about some of the 30 or so colors of stretch glass. Maybe we should record these emails and turn them into podcasts for drivers to listen to on their way home? I feel sorry for everyone who has to commute in or out of this city. I used to live just across the river in VA and every time I come back I am reminded why I moved away – traffic! The only thing that moves slower than the political process in DC is the traffic. I couldn’t let Brian have all the fun traveling, so my partner, Jeff, and I drove up to DC to see our nearly 9 month old grandson, Everett. It’s Cal from suburban Maryland, just outside our Nation’s Capital.
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