Fostoria Glass Colors
The Fostoria glass company was founded in Ohio in 1887 and ceased production in 1988. At first it produced lamps and lamp parts, and then moved to Moundsville, West Virginia in 1891. There, led by a chemist named W.F. Dalzell, Fostoria began to produce colored glass tableware and accessories in the mid 1920's. Dalzell became president of the Fostoria company in 1945.
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Perfume Bottles
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Fostoria seemed to favor primary but glowing colors in its glassware for the boudoir. The company put out a series of perfume bottles; they were black or ebony with gold trim, blue with gold leaf and white enamel, or green and blue, also with gold leaf highlights. The bottles also came in clear crystal, though even these could have enamel or gold leaf ornamentation.
Vanity Set
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Through the 1920s and into the early 1950s Fostoria produced a popular vanity set comprising a perfume bottle and powder bowl in a single unit. These vanity sets came in gold, clear crystal with orange and black enamel decoration or green with gold trim. Glass puff boxes came in gold, blue and green. Other vanity sets came in turquoise blue, amber and green, though some perfume or cologne bottles were made of clear crystal, sometimes with gold or silvery satin bands.
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Milk Glass
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Fostoria also made milk glass boudoir sets. Each piece, whether a flask, a bottle or a brush tray, came with a beaded oval in the center or on the lid in which there may or may not be a cameo of Jenny Lind, the Swedish opera singer. If Ms. Lind was not in the oval the customer could take the item to the manufacturer and have her inserted. Fostoria's milk glass was usually white, sometimes with dark accents, but it also came in pale pink. They also produced milk glass puff boxes, pin boxes, jewelry boxes, handkerchief boxes, glove boxes, pitchers, pomade boxes and tumblers.
Tableware
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Fostoria's tableware could also be intensely colored, as seen in a ruby red set of a tray, a bowl, a footed bowl, a covered dish and a thin goblet. Glassware for the table could have more subtle colors, like a set of footed goblets that are transparent while still carrying a blue or red tint. Fostoria also created works of clear and frosted glass, such as a pitcher decorated with frosted glass artichokes or a clear glass spooner decorated with an abstract frosted glass design.
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