Description: This classic shaped vintage Indiana glass candy/trinket dish is a must-have for collectors of farm and countryside items. The dish features a charming hen sitting on a nest, in a beautiful riviera/smokey blue glass. It is a rare find in this color. The dish is perfect for storing candy or small trinkets, and would make a great addition to any collection. Please note: there are a few hard to see flea bite chips on the edge of the lid. The Color with Many Names... Of all the many different colors that Indiana Glass Company made, this particular shade of blue glass may be one of the most iconic and recognizable. Best described as a dark, smoky blue color, the actual name of the color is a bit of a confusing matter. Collectors and dealers have given the color many different "unofficial" names over the years. You will often see it referred to in online sales listings as Bicentennial Blue, Smoky Blue, Denim Blue, Teal (it's really not!), Midnight Blue, Confederate Blue (only Hen on Nest collectors use this name!), Colonial Blue, and probably others. But what did the company actually call it? The first known "proper noun" official marketing name given to this color we know of was Riviera Blue. Since that was the first, it's the name I'll use throughout this article. However, it should be noted that Indiana Glass did use several other official marketing names over the years, often simply calling it Blue. This can get confusing, because as anyone who collects Indiana Glass knows: the company made many different blue colors. And almost all of those other blue colors were also sometimes just called "Blue" in marketing materials. Confused yet? Hold on to your seats! This is going to be a deep dive article. Welcome to the mind of a collector. Let's explore the history of Riveria Blue production at the Dunkirk, Indiana factory, and all the products they made in this color! Additional Riviera Blue Items from the 1960s. We also know that a few other products were made in the color during this time period. At some time during the late 1960s--though we don't know exactly when--Indiana Glass also made the highly collectible Hen on Nest in this color. Although we can’t find it in the catalogs, artifacts of the original packaging exist. We know the item number was 2233, and we know the color printed on the box was merely Blue. Not "Riviera Blue." Hen on Nest collectors often call this Hen “Confederate Blue.” And it is named such in Shirley Smith's book Hen on Nest Covered Dishes Identification and Value Guide. But there is no evidence to support Indiana Glass ever officially using that name. I spoke to Mr. Jeff Hatch--former employee of Indiana Glass--at the First Annual Indiana Glass Collector's Convention in October of 2022. He told me "In my 30 years working at Indiana Glass, I never once heard the name 'Confederate Blue' used for any of our products." Therefore we can dismiss the name "Confederate Blue" as an urban legend. As mentioned before, the #2233 Blue Hen on Nest does not appear in any of the known catalogs that I'm aware of... so pinpointing the exact production dates is nearly impossible. However, based on the appearance of the two different styles of packaging, I speculate that the production period was very short. From 1968 or '69 until no later than 1970. This hen is somewhat scarce and commands a higher value amongst sellers and buyers.
Price: 250 USD
Location: Bellingham, Washington
End Time: 2024-11-07T19:34:50.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Type: Trinket Box
Animal Class: Chicken
Material: Glass
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Handmade: No
