Help id'ing these glasses

The trim appears to be applied silver as it’s tarnished and cleans up well with silver cleaner. The silver that goes around the top has a seam that can be seen with a loop

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asked about 12 years ago

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These are what are known as Silver Overlay. It appears that the glass may be Cranberry. Did you use a flash for the photos? I have a few pieces of Cranberry glass and they are a bit darker but still in the same tone.

Here was a great blog article I found that explains silver overlay and how it was made

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Be careful polishing the silver too much because it is a very, very thin layer that can be polished off very easily. Once you’ve polished it I would wrap the entire glass in saran wrap and then place in a plastic bag and seal it to keep the air from it and hopefully prevent re-tarnishing.

I’m not very good at identifying glass patterns or makers so I really hope that someone can come along and give you an answer on that.

Do you just have the one of each size or do you have multiples?

answered about 12 years ago

Hi Lynn,

I have determined (via help from EuropeanGoodies) that the glass is ruby overlay. And yes, I can tell that the silver is very thin. I think we have gotten some good info on them. But, it would be great if we had a pattern name and maybe a maker.

I have 4 of each size for a total of 16 pieces.

answered about 12 years ago

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