Reflections on Glass

Glass never gets old, holding its shape and purpose long after interest has waned in the marketplace and its maker, a name from the past.

Recently, my mother gave me a set of pink Depression Glass plates, serving pieces and glasses that belonged to my grandmother. While I had not seen these items in well over 50 years, I remember setting the table with them for her card luncheons and family brunches. When she passed away and we packed up the house, these and all her fine china, sterling, and crystal items that proudly adorned her dinner table on special occasions for decades were packed up and stored away in my mother’s apartment, most never seeing the light of day from that point forward.

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