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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Bride Baskets....Hey Rauville!
« on: May 16, 2016, 01:53:36 pm »
From SanDiego.com:
ANTIQUES AND COLLECTING RALPH AND TERRY KOVEL
"Collectors are saying 'I do' to bride's bowls
Collectors sometimes give a new name to an old type of dish or kitchen utensil.
Sometimes the name, like "Depression glass," identifies an era. And sometimes the name, like "bride's basket," is a glamorous way to describe a form that's no longer made.
The old glass company catalogs did not list bride's bowls; they called them berry bowls or fruit bowls. Today, any colored-glass bowl held by a silver frame, often with a handle, is known as a bride's basket."
So it looks like, handle or not, the form is now called a bride's basket. OR.....handle or not, they could all be called bride's bowls. In both cases the name is new(ish), and evidently was not used by brides back in the day.
Of course from a purely functional standpoint, a piece with a handle/bale would function much better as a basket, while one without a handle would be better suited to sitting on a table, perhaps displaying a bouquet. So you're definitely right about that.
There is no painted decoration on the interior of the bowl, but there is some on the rim and on the outside. See photos:
ANTIQUES AND COLLECTING RALPH AND TERRY KOVEL
"Collectors are saying 'I do' to bride's bowls
Collectors sometimes give a new name to an old type of dish or kitchen utensil.
Sometimes the name, like "Depression glass," identifies an era. And sometimes the name, like "bride's basket," is a glamorous way to describe a form that's no longer made.
The old glass company catalogs did not list bride's bowls; they called them berry bowls or fruit bowls. Today, any colored-glass bowl held by a silver frame, often with a handle, is known as a bride's basket."
So it looks like, handle or not, the form is now called a bride's basket. OR.....handle or not, they could all be called bride's bowls. In both cases the name is new(ish), and evidently was not used by brides back in the day.
Of course from a purely functional standpoint, a piece with a handle/bale would function much better as a basket, while one without a handle would be better suited to sitting on a table, perhaps displaying a bouquet. So you're definitely right about that.
There is no painted decoration on the interior of the bowl, but there is some on the rim and on the outside. See photos:
