Featured Milk Glass cake stand

TheOldGuy's post about the feel of milk glass got me to thinking about these cake stands. They range in age of 1880s for the 'Challinor, Taylor' and the 'Atterbury' stands to 'Mosser' from 2009.

@TOG: Have to say that to me there is no clearly discernable difference in the 'feel' of the glass; the newer ones may have a bit more drag. The Challinor, Taylor and the VP have the least drag. The AH seems to have just a tiny bit of grit to the feel. Some of the newer ones do seem a bit colder. These are all very opaque white glass except for the AH which is more translucent.

Fenton 'Teardrop' c1955
Atterbury 'Hand Stem' c1880s
Duncan & Miller 'Old Hobnail' c1955
Vallérysthal-Portieux 'Rome' c1913
Fostoria 'Monroe' c1954
Indiana Glass 'Constellation' 1940s-80s
Mosser 'Bakers' Stand' c2009
Westmoreland 'Paneled Grape' c1940s-1980s
Anchor Hocking 'Colonial Diamond' c1970s
Challinor, Taylor 'Hand Painted' c1880s

 

Great Pictures Tallcakes. Thanks for the info and observations on "feel".

 

I always enjoy seeing your collection. I was sitting in the doctor's office reading the Jan/Feb 2016 issue of COUNTRY LIVING MAGAZINE and there is an article on page 22 on milk glass which includes pictures of 3 cake stands. It's an interesting article and reminded me of you.

 

thank you Bdigger and Jen & George : ) Martha Stewart mag also had a cake stand article back in 2010 including photos of stands borrowed from PatternGlass.com

 

I love your collection of cake stands! Do you ever use any of them?

 

yep, I use them frequently for birthdays, weddings, etc:

 

Hi Tall cakes,
Darn you, now I am so hungry for dessert.
greg

 

I just peeked at your site Tall Cakes.....you've got some gorgeous stuff!!!!! However, I was a GOOD doobee and did NOT look at "Recipes"......yet......

 

Now I want some cake!!

 

Beautiful!

I would love to have one made from milk glass.

I have a couple of glass ones. My photo facilities are not as good as yours, but here is my favorite. The glass is amethyst tinted. Here is one photo with meringue cookies on it, taken a few months ago. And one taken just now.

 

the chocolate cookies look yummy on your Trellis stand : )

 

My cousin collected milk glass. I was not close to her children. When she passed, her daughter asked if I wanted anything. I mentioned the milk glass. That was over a year ago and I haven't heard anything since. I'd love to have had her cake stands.

 

Not fair. ​

Your collection is fabulous. Much more so than you revealed a while ago.

AND NOW you're showing them with drool causing beauties.
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As for the "feel" test, give it a try every so often when you think of it. Shouldn't get any gritty feel. Both smooth, just one "drier, less slippery" than the other.

 

I tried the milk glass test. Compared a Summer Flowers dresser tray to a marked piece of Westmoreland. I could feel the difference. Westmoreland piece was much "smoother".
Don

 

I think I agree with your assessment; I just may articulate it a bit differently. Tho' the 'feel' wasn't consistent. The older CT and VP both have a 'dryer' less drag feel (I don't sense a greasy or slippery feel), whereas most of the newer pieces had more drag. So, just my hypothesis, but could that possibly be due to the fire polishing resulting in a slicker finish on older glass?

 

Supposedly, gentlemen, it is because the chemical is in the old and absent in the new that the feel changed. I don't know how to explain it.

 

suppose there may be some formula relation, but each glass house also had their own formulas for their own colors, clarity, etc. Thus, glass of the same time frame was different in many aspects including 'feel'. From my very limited experiment with these limited examples, I can't say that the feel of milk glass would be a reliable test for me. Others may have different results. It's an interesting hypothesis nonetheless...