The term "Lacy Glass" is used for most of the first pieces of commercial
glass pressed in America beginning in the late 1820s and continuing
until the 1840s. The word "lacy" actually describes the background of the pieces -
they were thick and uneven so the molds tended to have a lot of stippling
(tiny dots) which helped to camouflage the flaws and rough texture.
To learn about this early glass, see our Pattern Glass School article on Lacy Glass.
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	This is a rare lacy covered honey dish with matching underplate in GOTHIC ARCH AND HEART pattern.  It is pictured in Lee's Sandwich book at Plate 168 and in Barlow & Kaiser's A Guide to Sandwich Glass Pressed Tableware at #1051, ca 1835-1845.

According to our "Resident Researcher", this matching set of lacy cov'd sugar and creamer are pretty scarce; especially in very good condition as they both are. Pattern name is ACANTHUS& SHIELD. The pattern on the sugar lid is unusual in that the palmettes are impressed on the upper side and the diamonds and semi oval designs are pressed on the underside. The pattern was made at both Sandwich and Pittsburgh according to Knittle. Deming Jarves patented the process to mold the handle in 1830.

Our guess is that this lacy molded handled cup is foreign. It does not appear to be flint. Please help with ID if you can. Email Us

And this is a cobalt blue sugar bowl in the Gothic Arch, aka Gothic, aka Gothic Revival pattern. It has 3 different Gothic Arch elements which I tried to show in the inside photo. This piece was made in more colors than any other piece of lacy glass. We'd be happy to find a lid for it!  (I know, LOL)

A tiny little 3" tall flint blown lamp w/ pressed base which is scalloped and 1 5/8" diam & has a rough pontil (see at right).

The center is a couple of concentric rings with zillions of rays spoking out from it; The design elements look almost like exclamation marks. I can't find it anywhere in my books but it has been confirmed to be early by Alvina. Only 2  9/16th inch in diameter. Eureka! Along comes Gail Ryan and sends me a photo of the lid to our toy butter base! Thanks Gail. Now we're looking for our own lid.....

	Here are 3 designs of lacy drawer pulls.  When found now, they very often have some roughness.

This is a pretty lacy cobalt blue double master salt which is probably foreign - French?

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For lacy master salts for sale, go HERE.