it’s green, very green

Over this past weekend, I pulled found another ombre Wexford piece, this time in green. This marks my third ombre color in the lidded candy dish: ruby, blue, and now green. The ombre finish is something to witness first-hand: the color fades to clear as it moves up the dish, and as it moves to […]

the hexes be hexing

Over in the FB Wexford group, somebody asked about the single hexagonal plate in the Wexford pattern. I first posted about it a while back, pondering why it would be the only one with that shape. But as it turns out, there are many hexagons to be found. They just aren’t plates. The ratios between […]

pouring through the data about pouring the wax

Recently in the FB Wexford group, there was a question posed about pouring wax into Wexford pieces and if there would be issues with the glass holding and burning a candle. The overall concensus was “No! Wax bad!” and while I don’t wholly disagree with any of the anecdotal evidence offered, I do feel like […]

all that delivers is gold

May has been a Wexford-forward month, leaning heavily into gold-rimmed pieces. And pretty remarkable conditions for the gold applications. It starts with my first-ever etched gold-rimmed beer mug. There is one fine scratch on the back side of the band, but otherwise, the gold band is broad and lush and radiant. Along side the mug […]

amber is the color of my new glassware

At this point in my Wexford collecting, I am alway exciting to find something new. Or something unknown. Or something unknown except for that one time I find only one sort of like this. Maybe. The thing is: experiments happened. Unofficial colors happened. Hobbyists experimented, with paint, or stain, or gel enamel. Or, maybe, hard […]

america’s bounty ’75

How did I forget? I found an actual, honest-to-all Anchor Hocking catalog IRL. Well, eBay… Some of the page scans are a bit wonky, but the content is clear.

the silver lining

A breakthrough for my silver-trimmed Wexford: a few weeks ago, I discovered professional silversmith/polisher Harriete Estel Berman through a search for silver and silverplate care, namely, via the silver care tab of her site. A short email exchange about silver applied to glassware led to a suggested test that parallels the care instructions for holloware […]

a collector’s nightmare

I had one of those once-in-a-lifetime finds. I didn’t believe what I was seeing, zooming in on each photo to scrutinize, to be certain. Wexford cake plates are not easy to find. Not the cake stand, but the twelve inch plate without the pedestal. I’ve had one for seemingly forever. The collectors in the Facebook […]

a tisket, a tasket, a mystery glass basket

So a member of the FB Wexford has moved to a different pattern and is selling off her Wexford. Among the items was this peculiar basket of dubious provenance, which is now mine. Originally I wasn’t going to bid. I didn’t know who made it; I already have a fair amount of Wexford lookalikes. It […]

the regency christmas mantle:

I’ve been missing my normal enthusiasm for holiday decorating the past couple of years, but the recent turn torward a Hollywood Regency mantle vignette has provided some inspiration: