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About the Cover
Orange Tree is an extremely popular pattern and offers some interesting shapes. At the time molds were being designed, Florida and Southern California were prime growing areas for fruit trees. Unfortunately, many of the groves in both states have been cleared away for construction of homes and apartments. Orange Tree was so popular with buyers that Fenton utilized it as an exterior pattern for their Cherry Chain plates and bowls, along with Rose Tree bowls. My mother’s plate has four Orange Trees with trunks that extend into the center of the plate. This is a feature that many look for and desire when in the market for a 9" plate. The exterior pattern is called Bearded Berry. The Orange Tree plate is available in marigold, clambroth, white, and blue, considered rare in amethyst, blue opal (2 known), ice green (2-3 known), green (6 known), peach opal (1 known), and yellow (2 known). One of the ice green plates brought $16,000 in the mid - 1990's. I know that an antique is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it and antique values fluctuate, but you can’t put a value on family memories. When I look at this plate I will think of my mother, my grandmother and my great-grandmother and will no doubt become nostalgic. I hope this plate is something we can pass down through the generations. It is good to remember our past and preserve it for the future. You can’t create nostalgia or memories. You have to live them. |
The
Carnival glass plate featured on our cover belonged to my
great-grandmother. It was passed down to her daughter, my grandmother,
and then to her daughter, my mother. I always thought it was a beautiful
piece but did not become interested in it until my mother asked me to
research the value of some art glass she had. The research of these
pieces led to this issue’s cover and features. The plate’s pattern
is called "Orange Tree", and it is made by Fenton.
