It's been slowly building into a full-blown love, my love of etched glassware. The above picture is of one of my first forays, a pair of 1930s etched star pattern brandy glasses. I gave them to Molly to celebrate Christmas and we ended the day sipping some bourbon from them on the sofa.
I fell in love with the glasses and hoped she would like them too. Something about the size (hard to tell from the picture, but they're adorably small) and the stars (that touches on another love of mine, star motifs in Victorian jewelry, but that's another post...), and wonderful texture and visual interest of the etching technique itself.
This week, I've been sifting through Etsy (sadly, one of my favorite downtime activities) and found some lovely etched antique glasses, alcohol-related and otherwise, I would love to add to the collection.
1. 1910s shot glass, advertising Old Continental Whiskey
2. 1920s crystal perfume bottle with botanicals
3. Assorted 1900s crystal glasses in Lily of the Valley pattern
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