Milk Glass / Vitro-Porcelain Glass Identification Guide + Gallery
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Milk glass is a term that was originally used to describe opaque white glassware. It has since become used to include several colours of opaque and translucent glass, including white, blue, green, pink, black, yellow and brown. The origins of milk glass begin in Venice in the 16th Century, when it was then known as "opal" glass. Milk glass is also known as vitro-porcelain glass, a term first used by Sowerby for their range of pressed milk glass, as the opaque glass looks like porcelain. This section of our encyclopaedia focuses on pressed milk glass produced during the Victorian era and later, by British manufacturers Sowerby, Davidson and Greener, French makers including Vallerysthal and Portieux, and USA companies such as Westmoreland and Fenton.
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A Victorian blue British pressed vitro-porcelain / milk glass basket shaped bowl. Made by Sowerby, pattern number 1102.
A Victorian black British pressed vitro-porcelain / milk glass spill vase. Made by Sowerby, pattern number 1154½.
A Victorian blue British pressed vitro-porcelain / milk glass basket shaped bowl. Made by Sowerby, pattern number 1157, marked.
A Victorian blue British pressed vitro-porcelain / milk glass trough bowl. Made by Sowerby, pattern number 1159, marked.
A Victorian black British pressed vitro-porcelain / milk glass spill vase. Made by Sowerby, pattern number 1160, marked.
A Victorian black British pressed vitro-porcelain / milk glass spill vase. Most likely made by Sowerby, very similar to pattern number 1160.
A Victorian blue British pressed vitro-porcelain / milk glass basket shaped spill vase. Made by Sowerby, pattern number 1173, marked.
A Victorian blue British pressed vitro-porcelain / milk glass basket shaped bowl. Made by Sowerby, pattern number 1192½, marked.
A Victorian blue British pressed vitro-porcelain / milk glass bowl / trough. Made by Sowerby, pattern number 1219, marked.
A Victorian white British pressed milk / vitro-porcelain glass bowl. Made by Sowerby, pattern number 1254½, marked.
A Victorian ivory uranium British pressed vitro-porcelain / milk glass vase. Made by Sowerby, pattern number 1281, marked.
A Victorian white British pressed vitro-porcelain / milk glass bowl / trough. Made by Sowerby, pattern number 1293½, marked.
A Victorian ivory uranium British pressed milk / vitro-porcelain glass basket bowl. Made by Sowerby, pattern number 1325, marked.
A Victorian ivory uranium British pressed vitro-porcelain / milk glass creamer. Made by Sowerby, pattern number 1346, marked.
A Victorian ivory uranium British pressed vitro-porcelain / milk glass bowl. Made by Sowerby, pattern number 1350, marked.
A Victorian ivory uranium British pressed vitro-porcelain / milk glass basket shaped bowl. Made by Sowerby, pattern number 1350, marked.
A Victorian ivory uranium British pressed vitro-porcelain / milk glass creamer. Made by Sowerby, pattern number 1350, marked.
A Victorian white British pressed milk / vitro-porcelain glass basket shaped bowl. Made by Sowerby, pattern number 1403½, marked.
A Victorian blue British pressed vitro-porcelain / milk glass creamer. Made by Sowerby, pattern number 1430, marked.
Davidson Vitro-Porcelain / Milk Glass
A Victorian black British pressed milk glass spill vase. Made by Davidson.
A Victorian black British pressed milk glass bowl. Made by Davidson.
Other Vitro-Porcelain / Milk Glass
A Victorian blue pressed milk glass basket shaped bowl. Manufacturer unknown.
A Victorian blue pressed milk glass basket shaped bowl. Manufacturer unknown.
A Victorian blue pressed milk glass basket shaped bowl. Manufacturer unknown.
A Victorian blue pressed milk glass basket shaped bowl. Manufacturer unknown.
A Victorian white pressed milk glass basket shaped bowl. Manufacturer unknown.
A Victorian pale creamy brown pressed milk glass basket shaped bowl. Manufacturer unknown.
A Victorian French green pressed milk glass basket shaped bowl. Made by Vallérysthal, marked.
A Victorian blue pressed milk glass bowl. Manufacturer unknown.
A Victorian black pressed milk glass spill vase. Manufacturer unknown.
A Victorian black pressed milk glass spill vase. Manufacturer unknown.
A Victorian black pressed milk glass spill vase. Manufacturer unknown.
A Victorian black pressed milk glass spill vase. Manufacturer unknown.
A Victorian black pressed milk glass spill vase with daisy pattern. Manufacturer unknown.
A blue pressed milk glass footed bowl. Manufacturer unknown.
A blue pressed milk glass cherum candlestick. Manufacturer unknown.
A French blue milk glass mustard pot (missing lid). Made by Schmid Verreries, pattern number 2724. Shown in their catalogue from approx 1930. Marked with upside down horse shoe and number 122.
A blue milk glass vase with greek key and leaves pattern. Made in France, circa 1900.
A blue milk glass vase with crosses and candles pattern. Made in France, circa 1900.
A blue milk glass vase with floral pattern. Made in France, circa 1900.
A blue milk glass vase with diamonds pattern. Made in France, circa 1900.
A blue milk glass vase with berry pattern. Made in France, circa 1900.
A blue milk glass vase with floral pattern. Made in France, circa 1900.
A blue milk glass vase with leaf pattern. Made in France, circa 1900.
A French blue milk glass vase with 'corn' pattern. Made by Sars-Poteries, pattern number 2222. Shown in their 1888 catalogue.
A blue milk glass vase with frame pattern. Made in France, circa 1900.
A blue milk glass vase with snake pattern. Made in France, circa 1900.
A Victorian British blue pressed milk glass "Griffins" vase. Made by Edward Moore & Co.
A pair of Victorian British white pressed milk glass "Griffins" vases. Made by Edward Moore & Co.
A blue milk glass spill vase with hand design. Made by French company Portieux, pattern number 7198.
A 'Louis XV' white milk glass creamer jug with pink paint or enamelling. Made by French company Portieux, pattern number 3891.
A blue milk glass basket shaped spill vase. Manufacturer unknown.
A blue milk glass basket shaped spill vase. Manufacturer unknown.
A blue milk glass bark textured vase. Manufacturer unknown.
A black milk glass creamer jug with roses, thistles and crown pattern. Manufacturer unknown.
A blue milk glass egg cup with hen design. Most likely made in France, factory unknown.
A Victorian blue pressed milk glass creamer jug. Manufacturer unknown.
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Reference Websites
For more information on Milk glass, check out the following resources:
www.opaline.defoire.pagesperso-orange.fr - Superb website about French Milk Glass.
www.victorianpressedglass.com - Large gallery of Sowerby and other Victorian pressed glass, with catalogue scans.