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Imperial Vases - Part 3

Imperial Vases - Part 3

 
Imperial Catalog # 104A.
 Imperial Catalog # 104A
5 & one half in. PARLOR PANELS
11.5 in. PARLOR PANELS Vase - 16 pt. star on base. Smoke
PARLOR PANELS - Amber. 3.25 in. base, 5 in. mouth, 4 in. tall.
5 1/2 in. PARLOR PANELS
11.5 in. PARLOR PANELS Vase - 16 pt. star on base. Smoke
PARLOR PANELS - Amber. 3.25 in. base, 5 in. mouth, 4 in. tall.

PARLOR PANELS: As with so many vase patterns, when swung to “outer limits”, very little of the design remains. As pattern collectors, we have always enjoyed having as many clearly defined patterns as possible. Waiting to locate one of these Parlor Panels vases in a 4” - 5” squat size requires years of patience. We owned a 7” marigold for awhile, but one evening the phone rang. It was Don Grizzle with the news that they had found a 5” P.P. in Smoke. It didn't take long to make that purchase! (You may click on -- P -- in our alphabet for a look at that little “prize”.)
Marigold and purple are known in the 4” vases. Marigold, purple and smoke are found in 5”-7” size. In the 8”-12” height: marigold, purple, smoke and helios are known. 12”-14”, marigold, purple, smoke, honey amber, helios are known. Only marigold is found in the 17” size.
Helios is the rarest color, followed by smoke. However, vases in this design are pretty scarce overall. Iridescence is stunning on all those we have seen. #467 ½ in catalog terms is a real jewel. None are known to have been reproduced.

 
SMOOTH PANELS red stretch-9.25 in. tall.
SMOOTH PANELS Red Stretch Vase - 8.75 in. tall.
SMOOTH PANELS-Mgld. over Moonstone - 10 in. tall.
SMOOTH PANELS red stretch-9.25 in. tall.
SMOOTH PANELS Red  Stretch Vase - 8.75 in. tall.
SMOOTH PANELS-Mgld. over Moonstone - 10 in. tall.
Marigold 5 in. SMOOTH PANELS having the small two and one-half in. base
14 in. Funeral SMOOTH PANELS with 2.78 in. base. Smoke.
SMOOTH PANEL Sweetpea vase in Clambroth color.
Marigold 5 in. SMOOTH PANELS having the small
2 1/2 in. base
14 in. Funeral SMOOTH PANELS with 2.78 in. base. Smoke.
SMOOTH PANEL Sweetpea vase in Clambroth color.

SMOOTH PANELS:  A small rose bowl in marigold or clambroth is known in this simple pattern, but they are scarce.
Vases range in size form 5” to 12” with marigold, purple, clambroth, smoke, marigold over milk, teal, red, smoke on milk glass and marigold on moonstone as the color spectrum.
(What is the difference between milk and moonstone base glass? Obviously, milk glass is dominantly white. Moonstone has an opaque appearance and can be seen through, though vaguely. A good test is: can your finger be seen through the glass?) (Please go to -- S -- in our pattern alphabet for a look at white, teal, and marigold over milk glass examples.)

 
Imperial # 488 - POPPY SHOW
 Imperial # 488 - POPPY SHOW
POPPY SHOW Vase in Marigold. One sold 5-28-05 Wroda Auction for $325.
POPPY SHOW Vase in Marigold.
One sold 5-28-05 -
Wroda Auction for $325.

POPPY SHOW:  Spectacular is the superlative to apply when sighting one of these very scarce 12” tall vases in the (vintage variety).  It is no wonder that the desire to own the pattern carried over into the 1960s-1970s era, reproduced in marigold, smoke and helios. All of these carry the IG trademark.
Fenton Glass purchased the mold later, and during the early 1980s, created hurricane lamps in custard and some iridized purple, as well as cranberry glass. An arrangement between Fenton Glass and Singleton Bailey provided some lovely vases in a series of colors, introduced over a period of years.
Dick and Sherry Betker arranged for further use of the Poppy Show mold when they contracted with Fenton to create new vases in the mid 2000 timeframe. These were distributed to various Carnival Glass Collector Clubs across the United States as “fund raisers”.
Vases of the vintage variety are found in marigold, purple, smoke, helios, clambroth, pastel marigold and amber.
None of these colors are easily obtained. Hundreds of pieces of glass are sold in auctions every year, with NONE of these examples offered! ( You may view a gorgeous purple example by clicking on -- P -- in our pattern alphabet on the homepage.)


Dean and Diane Fry - 1/09



The Old Testament places a high value on children being taught their spiritual heritage. We need spiritual interaction between generations. Remember, Bible stories are often family stories. And our children need them and us. Godly forefathers make good teachers.
Because of their lack of faith and disobedience 40 years before, an entire generation 20 years and older had perished in the desert.  (Numbers 14:29)
Then Joshua called the twelve men whom he had appointed from the children of Israel, one man from every tribe; and Joshua said to them: “Cross over before the ark of the Lord you God into the midst of the Jordan, and each one of you take up a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, that this may be a sign among you when your children ask in time to come, saying, “What do these stones mean to you? Then you shall answer them that the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the Lord……..And these stones shall be for a memorial to the children of Israel forever.”
And the children of Israel did so, just as Joshua commanded……Then Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of the Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests who bore the ark of the covenant stood; and they are there to this day.
(Joshua 4:4-9)

Should you care to contact the Frys, their email address is:

dndn74@embarqmail.com



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