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<p>[QUOTE="Iconodule, post: 10382448, member: 91417"]I just happened to have Ellen T. Schroy, <i>Warman’s Depression Glass</i> (3rd ed, 2003) checked out from the local public library.</p><p><br /></p><p>The small green plate between the pink plate with handles & the green goblet is Cherry Blossom pattern manufactured by Jeannette Glass Company , Jennette, PA, 1930-39. I think the green divided plate (just below) is the same, but I am not certain because the pattern is fuzzy. </p><p><br /></p><p>The Parrot dishes are just that (as others said) Parrot/Sylvan pattern, Federal Glass Company. Columbus, OH, 1931-32.</p><p><br /></p><p>I didn’t find the pink plate in any of the books I had checked out, but did find some with the same shape on ebay or etsy by using the google image search. However, the patterns (when I could make them out in the photos) are not the same: one called theirs Lancaster Glass Co. and another said Cambridge [presumably Cambridge Glass Company, Cambridge, Ohio]. I then searched for Cambridge Glass and found a bowl on eBay in what looks like the same pattern in a bowl (<a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/156693332371" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/156693332371" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.com/itm/156693332371</a> ). Seller does not name the pattern, but it does suggest that your pink cake plate or platter may be by Cambridge.</p><p><br /></p><p>I sympathize with the problems in photographing depression glass. I have had a terrible time with pink plates. The background always shows through, even the weave and wrinkles of the white cloth that I thought was neutral. I am strictly a point and shoot photographer (Canon ELPH camera, not phone) in whatever light comes through the window. I think I will try to find some smooth poster board to try again. Any suggestions from better photographers? (Keep it simple.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Iconodule, post: 10382448, member: 91417"]I just happened to have Ellen T. Schroy, [I]Warman’s Depression Glass[/I] (3rd ed, 2003) checked out from the local public library. The small green plate between the pink plate with handles & the green goblet is Cherry Blossom pattern manufactured by Jeannette Glass Company , Jennette, PA, 1930-39. I think the green divided plate (just below) is the same, but I am not certain because the pattern is fuzzy. The Parrot dishes are just that (as others said) Parrot/Sylvan pattern, Federal Glass Company. Columbus, OH, 1931-32. I didn’t find the pink plate in any of the books I had checked out, but did find some with the same shape on ebay or etsy by using the google image search. However, the patterns (when I could make them out in the photos) are not the same: one called theirs Lancaster Glass Co. and another said Cambridge [presumably Cambridge Glass Company, Cambridge, Ohio]. I then searched for Cambridge Glass and found a bowl on eBay in what looks like the same pattern in a bowl ([URL]https://www.ebay.com/itm/156693332371[/URL] ). Seller does not name the pattern, but it does suggest that your pink cake plate or platter may be by Cambridge. I sympathize with the problems in photographing depression glass. I have had a terrible time with pink plates. The background always shows through, even the weave and wrinkles of the white cloth that I thought was neutral. I am strictly a point and shoot photographer (Canon ELPH camera, not phone) in whatever light comes through the window. I think I will try to find some smooth poster board to try again. Any suggestions from better photographers? (Keep it simple.)[/QUOTE]
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