Collectible Cranberry Glass For Cindy's "My Romantic Home" Friday Show and Tell!

Cranberry glass is the favorite of all my collections, except for dolls. Today I'm sharing some pieces in my collection for Cindy's Friday Show and Tell. Click her button on the sidebar to look at other fabulous participants!

The deep, rich pink color tends to be an instant mood enhancer. 

The first time I ever laid eyes on cranberry glass was on Cape Cod, Massachusetts.  An immense array of every shaped bottle, pitcher, and glass imaginable lined windows shelves in dozens of shops.  To a "pink" lover, the profusion of beauty was almost too much to bear.  Right away, I knew, in my heart, this was one collectible glass that could not be passed up.

My late mother bought me many pieces of cranberry glass for my collection and through the years, every special occasion brought another addition.  Now that Mummy has died, the collection has deep sentimental value.

Did you know that gold chloride is added to molten glass in order to make cranberry glass?  That accounts, in part, for its high price.  Cranberry glass was also very popular during the Victorian age!

Hope you enjoy the pieces pictured here today. It was fun photographing them because I just love cranberry glass!   Here's one last shot of one of my faves, a perfectly round cranberry glass ball!