Happy Birthday Fenton Glass!

From Time Was Antiques: Vase Milk Glass Fenton Ruffled Hobnail Double Crimped
I am not primarily a glass person, being known as a "pot lady" or "china chick" in the trade, but I do like glass and have always had a certain amount. And my favorites always seem to be by Fenton Glass Company, USA who is celebrating a birthday today.


Fenton Glass Company is still family owned and was started in 1905 in Martins Ferry, Ohio. The company has specialized and is famous for colored glass pieces and has enjoyed a wide fan base all over the world. From their website :


Frank L. Fenton's desire to develop new and unusual colors helped to keep Fenton in the forefront of the handmadeart glass industry. During the years from 1905 to the 1920's, Fenton design was influenced by the artists at Tiffany and Steuben. In late 1907, Fenton introduced "Iridescent" glass. This glass, now known as "Carnival" glass, is a popular collectible today.


That's really impressive. So...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY FENTON GLASS!

You can visit their website at: Fenton Art Glass Company

Have a wonderful day today. We are off to morning service at church then to lunch with friends. 22 degrees this morning in Sequim, WA with a clear sky. As my English grandmother used to say...A bit chilly on the whomper!

Country Diary Of An Edwardian Lady greets the New Year, Birds egg coddler

Greetings to everyone on this, the first day of 2011. Amazing...how did we get here so fast???


It was 20 degrees, totally clear with a hard frost this morning at 8am when I remembered to look at the thermometer. It reminded me of the January 1 post from The Country Diary Of An Edwardian Lady by Edith Holden that was published in 1906 from a combination diary and watercolour journal. The entry for January 1st reads:


Jan.1, New Year's Day. Bright and cold with hard frost.


Edith Holden lived iat Gowan Bank, Olton Warwickshire, England which is not far from my husband's birthplace. She called her diary Nature Notes and it is a joy everyday with her talented renderings in watercolor of the creatures and places around her.

I found the book in England in 1977 and have read and reread it often. The book is a joy and a comfort!


Staying in the bird theme, here is a favorite design of the Royal Worcester egg coddlers that we sell at Time Was Antiques called Birds with a single wren on one side and 2 finches, I think, on the other. It is so cute! 

For more info or to purchase use this link to the Time Was Antiques website for the: Royal Worcester Birds egg coddler


They is having the Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count here in Sequim so it will be interesting to see the results later.


My husband is watching Arsenal FC beating Birmingham on Fox Soccer channel and is not a happy camper. Aston Villa is his home favorite but Birmingham his second fave, and....not going well. Hope you have good results with all the bowl games. We laughed when we discovered the Pinstripe Bowl a few days ago. Ever heard of that one? We hadn't.


Have a wonderful day, a holiday for many, and I hope you are looking forward to the year with optimism, hope and faith.

Egg Coddler Peter Pan Politically Incorrect Royal Worcester

I found this at a recent estate sale & had to have it!!! This is a Royal Worcester egg coddler from a set of 3 they made with a Peter Pan theme from the famous novel by J. M. Barrie in the 1960-1970s...and this is sooo politically incorrect!

There are drawings of indians in grass loin cloths and the words The Redskins disappear as they had come, like shadows.  Amazing!

A real find. You can see more of the design and info at Time Was Antiques

Egg Coddler Royal Worcester Peter Pan England Indians   

 Foggy again this morning here in Sequim, which is normal summer weather. We actually love it and so do the plants.

Wanted to add a link to a story about the Emerald Princess cruise ship arriving at Juneau yesterday with a whale wrapped around the bow. It does happen. One  was discovered last year when the same ship arrived in Vancouver, but apparently that one was already dead on impact. Don't know about the latest one yet.
Here is the article on this clickable link to: Cruise Critic News

Have a great day. Heading out to church and then lunch at our favorite Sunshine Cafe here in Sequim. The best breakfast IMHO in town! 

Unusual Shelley China Queen Elizabeth II Teacup and Sequim Lavender Festival

My favorite time of year around here...Sequim Lavender Festival. Our 14th annual this year. Street fair, live music, food court, lavender farm tours, you name it...it's here. Even an impromptu antique fair at a local business parking lot. How cool is that!~!

You can learn more at the lavender festival website: www.lavenderfestival.com

We went to the street fair etc tomorrow and more things to do today including Jazz In The Alley. Too fun!!

 

    I added this to Time Was Antiques 

recently and was thrilled when I found it. Shelley China, England is my favorite manufacturer and I have been dealing in Shelley for 20 years. I have seen a lot of British Royal Commemorative cups and saucers, but I have never had one just like this. I LOVE discovering new items from wonderful Shelley.

The sepia photo of the queen is on many of the commemoratives both from Shelley and others. The reason is there are a number of designs/photos that are approved by the queen to be used and companies draw from those designs for their items.

What's different about this cup and saucer is the Ripon shape which was not the one usually used for Queen Elizabeth II's coronation in 1953, and also the addition of the gold leaf border. The Ripon set often comes with the burnished 22 kt gold foot , trim and handle which this set has. The color is actually a pale yellow which didn't photograph well. All together a special find. I LOVE it!

To learn more about this great Shelley China royal commemorative, visit this clickable link:


Shelley Queen Elizabeth II coronation teacup


Have a fun day and enjoy your local area activities....support your local community. After all, you're there!

Romantic Brown Transferware - Window on the Past

I absolutely love transferware...always have. It started when I was in my 20s. I was enthralled by the history and world view of those windows into victorian life and perception. There are loads of people who share my interest. There is a wonderful Transferware Collector's Club website that I love to browse. The patterns & resources are incredible.

This is a great example. This is an antique brown transfer or transferware cake serving plate made by Grindley, England in a pattern called Daffodil...check out the border as well as the center...in brown transferware made in Staffordshire, England...hence the genre name Romantic Staffordshire...with the British Registry mark for 1882. I just added yesterday to  Time Was Antiques. I have stacks of plates in the warehouse from trips to England antiquing I am just getting to. Whew!!!

Transferware is decorative, evocative and highly collectible. A favorite thing is using a harmonious grouping of transferware as wall art. As the main colors are red, pink, mulberry, green, blue, brown and polychrome or more than one color, there is a color for any room available. 

I found a great Blogger site called Nancy's Daily Dish who blogs on a different dish a day. Beautifully done blog. She also mixes in her poetry. I'm following it. Great job.

We are having our SUMMER SIZZLE 15% OFF sale at Time Was Antiques with code 016 at checkout. I have gotta make room!!!

Today is blue and sunny and will be in the 70s...about perfect for us Pacific Northwesters. We are going to have a bit of a day out to go antiquing locally...we do twice a week. Have a few estate sales today and that is always fun.  This week is the l Sequim Lavender Festival which is a BIG deal around here. We always look forward to it! Visits to the various lavender farms...16 in the area, I think, plus a street fair, food and lots of local things include antique shows which, of course, we'll go to. Come visit if you're close!! Sequim Lavender Festival starts Friday, July 16th and runs all weekend. Have a great day! 

Dads & Grads Google Checkout Promotion & Daisy and Button Butter Pat

Hi folks...and a lovely day it is here in Sequim, Washington in the Blue Hole. We are sunny and surrounded by clouds after a biggish storm went thru which was actually the remnants of cyclone Alana, last seen in India. But today is gorgeous!!!

I want to tell uou about our current Dads & Grads Google Checkout Promotion. Get $10.00 of your purchase of $100.00 (before shipping) with Google Checkout. Limit 1 per person. Offer available from June 1 to June 18th. That's simple! See Time Was Antiques to shop with Google Checkout (and all major credit cards & Paypal as well) Time Was Antiques

I have posted the photo of a neat butter pat I just found at a local estate sale that I love. The pattern is called Daisy and Button and the butter pat was made by L. G. Wright and is technically a Depression Glass pattern. The butter pat is a lovely amber color and in excellent condition. Butter pats make great teabag holders, sauce dishes and ring holders by the sink when you are cleaning or otherwise need to take off your rings. Cool!

For more info, go to Daisy And Button Butter Pat

Have agreat day. We're doing some yard work & then back to adding new items to Time Was Antiques.

I have this thing about victoriana...started by my English grandmother's gift of various items from her times growing up in victorian England. Lots of stories too...like having seen Queen Victoria's Jubilee procession and ox roast from a coach at 16 years old while recovering from scarlet fever. Cool!

The victorians were famous for embellishing everything, no matter how humble it's purpose and this is an example. This is a bread fork. The idea was that bread was an important part of a meal but manners dictated fingers could not be used. So they developed a fancy fork to take the bread or roll and transfer it to the bread plate. This particular on is of silver plate with a very pretty design. The bread fork measures 5 inches long and is 2 inches wide. There were actually a specialized utensil for almost every food, and there are probably hundreds of collectors for each type!

Victorian specialty silver table items are actually quite hard to find and I was thrilled to find this example in England last buying trip. One of the fun things from our archives at Time Was Antiques.

We had our son and daughter-in-law here from Utah for the last week and had a great time. Did walks around here enjoying the fall color and had some special meals together at favorite restaurants, like Sawadee Thai in Sequim and Chestnut Cottage in Port Angeles. Had a great card game one night...I actually won! Woo Hoo!!!

Heading to church this morning to celebrate with the body of Christ. Have a great day!