The colors of the rainbow continue with a Depression Glass pitcher which I inherited from my grandmother's house. Depression glass gets its name from the era in US history during which it was produced. Inexpensively made, it was used to draw customers into businesses or to buy products (such as breakfast cereal) in a poor economy. The glassware was a bonus usually found inside the box or given away when a purchase was made. Once considered "cheap" glass it is now treasured by antique glass collectors especially if it is a color that wasn't as popular, such as pink.
@kerristephens Thansk Kerri! @httpgeffed Thanks Colleen! That's a great keepsake! @paulavdmerwe Thank you Paula! @karenann Thanks Karenann! I don't have a collection (where would I put it anyway!?), but I'm glad I have this and one or two other pieces. I love glass anyway- especially on a sunny windowsill!
@mrssmith Thanks Carla! Yes- I remember my friend Judy who collected it for quite some time telling me that pieces as large as my pitcher would come in laundry soap boxes! @groovygirlrn Thank you Sheri!
@rhubbard Thanks Rich- I'm glad it brought some good memories to you! @digitalrn lol Thanks Rick! @bruni Thanks Bruni! Glad you enjoyed the mini-history lesson!
i love these coloured glasses and mugs. we used to live in a house (i was about four or five) owned by my father's best friend's mother and the old lady let us use her dishes in the kitchen and they were depression glass pieces. i would always use them and when we moved to our new house, the old lady gave me a tiny green cup with flowers on them. of course i outgrew it and then the younger ones broke it. so you can imagine how much i'm enjoying your rainbow series - bringing on all those beautiful memories of childhood. lovely set up and very nice shot.
@cimes1 Thanks Carole! I wanted to pick something that would be very bright and colorful. The glass pieces I have seemed just right. @alia_801 Thanks Alia! I was looking for something a little less typical and the handle seemed to be a good spot.
Lovely shot and a nice little history lesson. I was trying to explain the Great Depression to a group of cameras in conjunction with a book I was reading to them. They asked me questions like, "Did everyone lose their jobs?" "Did they get their jobs back?" "Was there less money in those days?" Clearly the combination of history and economics is not being covered in their home schools!
@lesphoto Thank you so much Leslie! I had taken quite a few shots of this pitcher and just wasn't sure which one to post. It came down to two very different pictures and then finally this one. The swoop of the handle was the deciding factor. I love the lines on it.
@la_photographic Thanks Laura! @allie912 Thanks Allison! lol As I read your first comment I just assumed you were speaking to a camera club!! Funny how the brain will just draw conclusions so that everything makes sense! Home schooling is a great way to educate a child, but there is a lot of work for the parent the older the child gets. So much is riding on the curriculum you choose so that your child gets exposed to the best possible learning situations possible. On top of that, if they're an inquisitive child, a good homeschooling parent will know how valuable a resource the library is and the internet too. I'm glad to hear that these children were a part of your summer reading program!
@httpgeffed Thanks Colleen! That's a great keepsake!
@paulavdmerwe Thank you Paula!
@karenann Thanks Karenann! I don't have a collection (where would I put it anyway!?), but I'm glad I have this and one or two other pieces. I love glass anyway- especially on a sunny windowsill!
@groovygirlrn Thank you Sheri!
@digitalrn lol Thanks Rick!
@bruni Thanks Bruni! Glad you enjoyed the mini-history lesson!
@kimmistephens Thanks Kimmi!
@salza Thanks Sally!
@denisedaly Thanks Denise!
@nicolecampbell Thanks Nicole!
@sangwann Thanks Dione!
@summerfield Thanks Vikki!
Thank you one and all. I'm quite happy with the way my rainbow is looking. And like many of you, these glass pieces bring back memories.
@alia_801 Thanks Alia! I was looking for something a little less typical and the handle seemed to be a good spot.
@la_photographic Thanks Laura!
@allie912 Thanks Allison! lol As I read your first comment I just assumed you were speaking to a camera club!! Funny how the brain will just draw conclusions so that everything makes sense! Home schooling is a great way to educate a child, but there is a lot of work for the parent the older the child gets. So much is riding on the curriculum you choose so that your child gets exposed to the best possible learning situations possible. On top of that, if they're an inquisitive child, a good homeschooling parent will know how valuable a resource the library is and the internet too. I'm glad to hear that these children were a part of your summer reading program!