VINTAGE WESTMORELAND USA PINK FROSTED SATIN GLASS FOOTED COMPOTE FLOWER SHAPED

A BEAUTIFULL PINK FROSTED GLASS FOOTED BOWL. MADE BY WESTMORELAND IN THE USA CIRCA 1970S. IT HAS PRESSED 3D RELIEF IMAGES OF GRAPES, PEARS AND BERRIES ON THE UNDERSIDE. THE TOP RIM IS IN THE SHAPE OF A LARGE OPEN FLOWER. IT FEELS VERY HEAVY TO THE TOUCH BUT IS MACHINE PRESSED AND RESEMBLE THE DEPRESSION GLASS ITEMS FROM THE 1930S.
 
Use it for sweets or gift! In very nice condition. There are only a few very minute scratches in the bowl that are only visible in the sun (please see image).
 
Depression glass is so called because collectors generally associate mass-produced glassware in pink, yellow, crystal, green, and blue with the Great Depression in America.
 
SIZE: 22CM DIAMETER 12CM HIGH
 
CONDITION: NO CHIPS. NO CRACKS. IN GOOD CONDITION. THREE BLACK SPOTS ON RIM VISIBLE. THERE ARE A FEW VERY MINUTE SCRATCHES IN THE BOWL THAT ARE ONLY VISIBLE IN THE SUN. STICKER IDENTIFYING WESTMORELAND IS LOST BUT A SEARCH ONLINE WILL SEE SIMILAR WESTMORELAND PINK GLASS BOWLS.
 
WESTMORELAND:
The Westmoreland Glass Company was a company that produced glass in Pennsylvania USA. The Westmoreland Glass Company was founded in 1889 when a group of men purchased the Specialty Glass Company located Ohio and moved it to Pennsylvania.
Under the direction of Charles West, the company began to make high-quality hand-decorated glass from the 1920s through the 1930s, some of which was exhibited at the Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
In 1937, Charles West retired and sold his interest to the Brainard family, which controlled the company until 1980. In the 1940s, the Brainards phased out the high-quality hand-decorated glass and began to produce primarily milk glass. 
In 1980, the Brainards sold the company to businessman David Grossman, who had no prior experience running a large glass-manufacturing company. The company went out of business in 1984 and was sold for $75,000 to George Snyder, who converted the property into a storage facility.
 
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