Milk Glass

In its glory - milk glass decorated tables and drawing rooms with these opaque - milky white pieces and were usually in shapes of animals or animal covered dishes. Hen dishes were made by Westmoreland Glass Company. The production of milk glass seems to have a long history - Victorian Milk Glass (1840's), being the earliest, which found an inexpensive way to decorate homes with lavish style.

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So next time you see a milky white animal covered dish at a yard sale - buy it! It may be an antique. That's the fun part as well - beach glassing - you get to be a detective, at the same time, learn the history behind your glass piece. Doesn't take much to be able to tug at the imagination! LOL.

Watch for my next article - Wash Boards! Do you remember those rudimentary implements used for washing clothes. A household necessity to get those whites - whiter.