# Identify the glass in this photo? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 18, 2007, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-the-glass-in-this-photo/392706 "2007-02-18T14:21:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kitchen\_Wench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f08c70/32.png) [@Kitchen\_Wench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kitchen_Wench)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2007, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-the-glass-in-this-photo/392706/1 "2007-02-18T14:21:10Z")
I’ve only been to three Starbucks stores & at all of them, they have these cool hanging glass lamps or pendant lights that are colored and have white spots. I inherited a small piece from my grandmother- a small, short aqua and white spotted vase. I must find more of this stuff! Thing is, I don’t know what that style is called. Murano doesn’t really fit. End Of Day glass usually features more than one color and no white, so that’s not what I’m looking for. Does anyone know the name of the style I’m describing? ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2007, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-the-glass-in-this-photo/392706/2 "2007-02-18T19:34:33Z")
I’m one of the 63 Americans who has never been to a Starbucks, so I can’t help you. From your description, I’m guessing Festrocha glass. That should at least draw in somebody to tell me I’m wrong about that. ---
**Author:** ![Kitchen\_Wench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f08c70/32.png) [@Kitchen\_Wench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kitchen_Wench)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2007, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-the-glass-in-this-photo/392706/3 "2007-02-18T22:55:30Z")
Google is rejecting festrocha. Any ideas on alternate spellings? ---
**Author:** ![Kitchen\_Wench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f08c70/32.png) [@Kitchen\_Wench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kitchen_Wench)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2007, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-the-glass-in-this-photo/392706/4 "2007-02-19T14:12:50Z")
Ok, I took a picture of the [spotted vase](http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b60/seeker74/?action=view¤t=SpottedGlassVase.jpg) so you can see what the heck I’m talking about. I hope someone knows what this is called. ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2007, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-the-glass-in-this-photo/392706/5 "2007-02-19T14:14:17Z")
**Kitchen Wench** , I’ve changed the thread title as requested, but I’m also going to move this over to **GQ**. You’re looking for a factual answer, it seems, instead of a Cafe-type discussion, so **GQ** ’s the better place for the thread. ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2007, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-the-glass-in-this-photo/392706/6 "2007-02-19T14:34:16Z")
[QUOTE=Kitchen Wench] Murano doesn’t really fit. [/QUOTE] Perhaps [murrine](http://www.xs4all.nl/~abel/murrine.jpg) [does](http://www.andrewwhitehead.com/741/art_240.html)? ---
**Author:** ![Kitchen\_Wench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f08c70/32.png) [@Kitchen\_Wench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kitchen_Wench)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2007, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-the-glass-in-this-photo/392706/7 "2007-02-19T14:39:19Z")
[QUOTE=SkipMagic] **Kitchen Wench** , I’ve changed the thread title as requested, but I’m also going to move this over to **GQ**. You’re looking for a factual answer, it seems, instead of a Cafe-type discussion, so **GQ** ’s the better place for the thread. [/QUOTE] My hero :::bats eyelashes::: Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Kitchen\_Wench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f08c70/32.png) [@Kitchen\_Wench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kitchen_Wench)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2007, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-the-glass-in-this-photo/392706/8 "2007-02-19T14:41:06Z")
[QUOTE=Squink] Perhaps [murrine](http://www.xs4all.nl/~abel/murrine.jpg) [does](http://www.andrewwhitehead.com/741/art_240.html)? [/QUOTE] HA! That’s it! Thank you ever so much, **Squink**. ---
**Author:** ![Kitchen\_Wench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f08c70/32.png) [@Kitchen\_Wench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kitchen_Wench)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2007, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-the-glass-in-this-photo/392706/9 "2007-02-19T14:50:17Z")
I spoke too soon. I entered “murrine” into eBay and the closest example of what I’m looking for are these [vases](http://cgi.ebay.com/PAIR-OF-MURANO-MURRINE-VASES-POSSIBLY-FRATELLI-TOSO_W0QQitemZ200080729991QQihZ010QQcategoryZ994QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) Although it’s not what I was originally seeking, those vases are quite beautiful and have lots of character. I fear you’ve sparked another obsession, **Squink**. ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2007, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-the-glass-in-this-photo/392706/10 "2007-02-19T15:00:44Z")
[QUOTE=Kitchen Wench] I spoke too soon. I entered “murrine” into eBay and the closest example of what I’m looking for are these [vases](http://cgi.ebay.com/PAIR-OF-MURANO-MURRINE-VASES-POSSIBLY-FRATELLI-TOSO_W0QQitemZ200080729991QQihZ010QQcategoryZ994QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) [/QUOTE] I spent some time digging for decent pics, and their seems to be a \*\*w i d e \*\* variation in the appearance of this stuff. My impression is that murrine is a meltier variant on Murano, but I’m certainly no expert. > [@](#): > > I fear you’ve sparked another obsession, **Squink**. A good one too! My wife went off on a hobnailed whiteglass obsession a few years ago, and it’s not _nearly_ as pretty as this stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Kitchen\_Wench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f08c70/32.png) [@Kitchen\_Wench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kitchen_Wench)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2007, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-the-glass-in-this-photo/392706/11 "2007-02-19T15:15:17Z")
[QUOTE=Squink] I spent some time digging for decent pics, and their seems to be a \*\*w i d e \*\* variation in the appearance of this stuff. My impression is that murrine is a meltier variant on Murano, but I’m certainly no expert. A good one too! **My wife went off on a hobnailed whiteglass obsession a few years ago, and it’s not _nearly_ as pretty as this stuff.** [/QUOTE] Yeah, I’m not a fan of milkglass or any hobnail stuff. And carnival glass- too gaudy! I found [this photohttp://squirl.info/asset/show/70?c=ArtGlass&cid=1579&i=6](http://squirl.info/asset/show/70?c=ArtGlass&cid=1579&i=6) from some collector’s site. That’s the kind of thing I’m looking for ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2007, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-the-glass-in-this-photo/392706/12 "2007-02-19T15:55:52Z")
**Kitchen Wench** , I should have handled that differently. I have only the tiniest knowledge of antique glass, even though this area, with its abundant gas deposits, was crawling with glass makers a century ago. I was thinking Fiesta and Carnival glass, but I was pretty sure it was neither. So, at the last minute, I made up a name out of thin air, just to bump the thread and perhaps lure in someone who knew what she was talking about. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![LifeOnWry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@LifeOnWry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeOnWry)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2007, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-the-glass-in-this-photo/392706/13 "2007-02-19T16:06:34Z")
[QUOTE=Kitchen Wench] Yeah, I’m not a fan of milkglass or any hobnail stuff. And carnival glass- too gaudy! I found [this photohttp://squirl.info/asset/show/70?c=ArtGlass&cid=1579&i=6](http://squirl.info/asset/show/70?c=ArtGlass&cid=1579&i=6) from some collector’s site. That’s the kind of thing I’m looking for [/QUOTE] I may be wrong about your lampshade, but the vases shown here look to be “cased glass”. I don’t know a load about it, but I believe it’s made by layering opaque, clear, and tinted glass, and in some cases, cutting the “lumpy” bits off to expose the inner color. (And hey! I collect hobnail milk glass - to each her own!) ---
**Author:** ![Kitchen\_Wench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f08c70/32.png) [@Kitchen\_Wench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kitchen_Wench)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2007, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-the-glass-in-this-photo/392706/14 "2007-02-19T16:36:08Z")
**AskNott** - I’m no expert in this stuff, either. I just happened to inherit this cool little vase from my mom’s mom. Hell, I didn’t even know she had it until she died. That’s what started all of this. As for pulling murrine out of the air, just look what happened-- I found two vases on eBay that I may just bid on. **LifeOnWry** - My other grandmother has LOADS of hobnail milkglass and carnival glass, so I’m sure I’ll have a few of those on display with my other stuff. For sentimental reasons, if not aesthetics. UPDATE: I entered “spatter glass” and “splatter glass” and found more of what I want. [These](http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=004&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=140085621582&rd=1&rd=1)[two](http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=002&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=120087423266&rd=1&rd=1) pieces are beautiful! ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2007, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-the-glass-in-this-photo/392706/15 "2007-02-19T16:58:40Z")
[QUOTE=LifeOnWry] (And hey! I collect hobnail milk glass - to each her own!) [/QUOTE] Well, it is a step up on carpet bombing your house with hundreds of [Hen on Nest](http://henonnest.com/) dishes. 😉 “No, Auntie, I would _not_ like one of the 10 year old hard candies you store in those delightful, chicken shaped containers.” ---
**Author:** ![Kitchen\_Wench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f08c70/32.png) [@Kitchen\_Wench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kitchen_Wench)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2007, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-the-glass-in-this-photo/392706/16 "2007-02-19T17:35:21Z")
[QUOTE=Squink] Well, it is a step up on carpet bombing your house with hundreds of [Hen on Nest](http://henonnest.com/) dishes. 😉 “No, Auntie, I would _not_ like one of the 10 year old hard candies you store in those delightful, chicken shaped containers.” [/QUOTE] Man, my grandmother has about a dozen of those glass chickens. Milkglass, cobalt, green, cranberry, amber, some are cornivalized. What is up with those things?