Victorian Egg Cups & How They Served

Long ago and far away ...... eggs were & are eaten soft cooked in their shells.
The long ago was in America and the far away is in Europe.
Today egg cups aren't used that much but they can be found made of many materials,
including, of course, Early American Pattern Glass. Most of the early (1860 - 1870)
flint patterns had an egg cup as part of their pattern line and a smattering of patterns
from later in the 1800s included an egg cup, but if they were made, we have none from
patterns made after 1900.  We’ll take the word of those who have actually used an
egg cup; they are handy for holding those pesky cooked eggs while the shell is broken
and the spoon is dipped down to bring out bites of the yolk and whites. Some Victorians
reportedly emptied the entire egg(s)’ contents into the cup and mixed it with butter
and toast bits. All the ones we have seen are pretty similar in size (3 3/4" - 4" tall) as you
can see by comparing them with our same photogenic egg, but they are sometimes confused
(even by us) with footed master salts, large wine goblets or measuring cups.
Egg cups being among the smallest form of Victorian table glass,
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ARGUS pattern was made by many glass factories in the 1840s and 50s.  We have 3 flint ones at $35 each.	ASHBURTON is another pattern made by many early American glass factories. We had 5 of this pattern **SOLD**	BARBERRY is one of the earliest non-flint patterns (1860s) by McKee $35

BEADED SWIRL - this may be Duncan's #335 3.5" tall & it might be a wine. $20	BELLFLOWER by Boston Sandwich in the 1860s.  We have 7 some with short base rays & some with rays to the outer base edge.  All single vine, fine rib & $35 each	BUCKLE, EARLY by Gillinder & Sons. Has a large base chip so $15.

BUDDED IVY maker unknown in the 1870s. 2" tall. We have 2 @ $35 each	CABLE aka ATLANTIC CABLE by Boston Sandwich to celebrate the laying of the cable in 1859.	CROSSED DISCS a pattern used by Laura Ingles Wilder in the Little House on the Prairie. $38

DIAMOND CUT LEAF This may be a wine or interchangeable. Windsor Glass Co? c. 1880's. $32	EXCELSIOR flint pattern by Boston Sandwich c. 1859. $45	HAIRPIN aka SANDWICH LOOP flint pattern by Boston Sandwich c. 1860s. $45

HAMILTON in flint was made by Cape Cod Glass Co. c.1860s. We have 2 @ $45 each	This piece is shown in Metz & identified as a double egg cup in HERCULES PILLAR pattern.  We are thinking that this would have made a better measuring cup than an egg cup.  The larger part holds exactly 1/2 cup and the smaller part holds exactly 1/8 cup or 2 tablespoons.  Whatever you call it; it is flint, 4 5/8" tall and $75.

HONEYCOMB w/ DIAMONDS a McKee pattern from 1864. It has a tiny flake under the base rim. $25	HUBER flint; probably by New England Glass Co in the 1860s.  We have 3 @ $32 each.	KALBACH 6 ROW see pic in Metz II.   Maker & dates unknown. $38

LEAF This pattern is simply a leaf and we've found no reference for it but saw it in a museum at TCU. $24	FROSTED LION by Gillinder & Sons c 1877 $125	MAGNET & GRAPE w/ Stippled Leaf; non-flint by Boston Sandwich c. 1860s. It has a very faint pattern impression so $20.

MAGNET & GRAPE w/ Stippled Leaf; non-flint by Boston Sandwich c. 1860s; a faint pattern so $20	NEW ENGLAND PINEAPPLE flint by Boston Sandwich c. 1860.  We have 1 w/ roughness on the base As Is $25	NOTCHED BULLSEYE This is the tallest egg cup we've seen at 4 1/8".  It is flint, milk glass by Bryce Bros. c. 1870s. $65

PRISM is a beautiful flint pattern by an unknown maker c. 1860s $55	RIBBED PALM is a flint McKee pattern from 1863.  We have 2 @ $45 each.	RIPPLE is a non-flint 1860s Boston Sandwich pattern. We have 2 @ $34 each.

ROMAN KEY, Frosted is a flint Union Glass Co. pattern from 1860s. $55	SCALLOPED TAPE larger than most at 3" diam. An 1880s pattern by unknown maker. $25	SCROLL aka Stippled Scroll aka Lily (omn) thought to be a Ripley pattern c. 1880s $35

SCROLL w/ FLOWERS is a product of Central Glass Co. c. 1870s.  $45	STIPPLED MEDALLION is an elusive non-flint pattern by the Union Glass Co. c. 1860s $58	STRAWBERRY & CURRANT is 2 5/8" OD at the top; 4 1/4" tall. by Dalzell, Gilmore & Leighton 1890s $55

SUNBURST aka FLATTENED SUNBURST is by Bryce Walker c. 1870s $45	TULIP & SAWTOOTH This piece is probably the master salt but it could be an egg cup too.  Whatever, it is by Bryce Richards c. 1854 & is $65.	WAFFLE & THUMBPRINT, an early flint pattern by Curling, Robertson & Co. c. 1856 $65

WINDFLOWER is a rather large egg cup by an unknown maker but probably c. 1870s.  $55	Metz Book l calls this simply LEAF.  It is different from the Greentown leaf stems - better glass and pattern. $25.	OPEN ROSE by an unknown maker in America c. 1870s.  It is adequate to hold a couple of soft boiled eggs. We have 3 @ $38 each.

	LOOP & DART was made by Richards & Hartley of Tarentum, PA c. 1888 $42

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