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During the 1940’s, 1950’s, and 1960’s, there was an explosion of hand-painted (also called hand-decorated) glassware. Fran Taylor’s Gay Fad Studios was probably the most famous of the glass decorating companies, known for its beautiful high-quality work and unique frosting that feels satin smooth to the touch, but there were other decorating companies, too, such as the Washington Company, Charleton, and Hansetta-Artware. Some of the glass companies, such as Federal Glass, Libbey Glass, Dunbar Glass, Bartlett-Collins, and Imperial Glass, had their own inhouse decorating departments.