Tombstone Tuesday--Princess Grace of Monaco

Princess Grace is buried in the Cathedral in Monacoville, Monaco beside her husband Prince Rainier. In 1956 Grace Kelly married Prince Rainier in the same Cathedral.

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Wordless Wednesday--Island of Capri Flower

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Treasure Chest Thursday--Steuben Compote

As I mentioned in last week's Treasure Chest Thursday, my Mother loved glass. This is one of her prized pieces....a Steuben Compote. It always had a place on honor on the dining room table...both on Bramble Lane in Pittsburgh and in her Lakewood, Ohio condo.

I believe that it was either a gift from my Dad or they purchased it on a trip to NYC one year. I am pretty certain that it dates back to the mid 1960's.

It now graces my dining room table and I am thrilled to have it. I can't go into the dining room and not think of my Mom every time I look at it.


The Steuben name etched into the glass.
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Anchors Away

I haven't been as active blogging the past few months due to some family related health issues. I have missed the research and reading the supportive comments from the readers.

Now I will be away for a couple of weeks.....cruisin.... There will be WiFi at the hotels for free and also on the ship....for a price...LOL. I know I will be snapping away with my camera and plan to post on Facebook and Flipside along the way.

I can't wait!

Catch ya on the FLIPSIDE

Wedding Wednesday--Frederick Marriage Certificate

This is the marriage certificate for my maternal great uncle, Robert Bell Frederick who married Mary Alice Bradley on June 20, 1906 at St. John's Church, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Highlighted in yellow is my maternal grandmother, Martha Marie Frederick who married Charles Edward Stark on June 10, 1914.

I believe that the copy of this certificate was sent to me by Roxanne Anderson Frederick, wife of Robert Bell Frederick II.

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Wordless Wednesday--More color each week

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Treasure Chest Thursday--Tiffin Glass Candy dish

Sometimes I wonder if enjoyment of glassware is a genetic trait. My mother loved glass. She collected various glass pieces....items that caught her fancy when out and about to more expensive pieces of Steuben.

When I was attending Heidelberg College....now called Heidelberg University in Tiffin, Ohio, I was pleased to find that there was a factory in town that made crystal and glass. For me a pleasant afternoon was browsing the tables in the factory. As an impoverished student I was unable to afford the "firsts"--the flawless pieces that were still sold at reduced prices. My area was the tables of "seconds"--pieces that were flawed, but still saleable.

You can imagine that Christmas gifts for my Mom came from the Tiffin Glass Factory.

The piece above is from a collection that once belonged to my mother-in-law. While cleaning out the condo, I found this avocado green glass candy dish in a cupboard. There was no doubt in my mind that it was Tiffin and it came home with me.



Top taken off exposes that the dish is divided into three sections.


This would be classified as a second. This photo shows a flaw in the handle--a tiny bubble. There were several other bubbles in one of the sides.

I would guess that Helena purchased this piece from the factory in the 1960's. The factory closed it's doors in 1980.

History of Tiffin Glass

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