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Dear Helaine and Joe: This vase has been in my family for many years. It was one of the favorite items my mother collected over the years. It is marked with a crown over a CM monogram with the number 590 below. Any information you can give me would be appreciated. Thank you. - M.A.S., Joliet, Ill.
Dear M.A.S.: On July 6, 1886, Frederick Shirley and Albert Steffin, of the Mount Washington Glass Co. in New Bedford, Mass., were given a patent for a method of decorating white glassware that involved using a stencil and either a bag of powdered carbon or a brush.See the full content of this document
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Name Enhanced Vase's Appeal
The process of using this method of decoration began with blowing, pattern-molding or pressing an item from opal (translucent white) gla...
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