Victorian Pattern Glass Egg Cups

      Long ago and far away ...... eggs were & are eaten soft cooked in their shells. The long ago was in America and the far away is in Europe.
      Today egg cups aren't used that much but they can be found made of many materials,
including, of course, Early American Pattern Glass. Many of the early (1850 - 1870) flint patterns had an egg cup as part of their pattern line & a few patterns from later in the 1800s included an egg cup, but we are aware of no egg cups from non-flint patterns made after 1900.
      We’ll take the word of those who have actually used an egg cup; they are handy for holding those pesky cooked eggs while the shell is broken and the spoon is dipped down to bring out bites of the yolk and whites. Some Victorians reportedly emptied the entire egg(s)’ contents into the cup & mixed it with butter and toast bits. All the ones we have seen are pretty similar in size (3 3/4" - 4" tall) as you can see by comparing them with our same photogenic egg, but they are sometimes confused with footed master salts, large wine goblets or measuring cups.
      Egg cups being among the smallest form of Victorian table glass, they are popular collectibles for reasons every collector of butter dishes, water pitchers and cake stands understands.....
      Be the first in your crowd to amaze your guests with a serving they've probably never experienced! OR use these for small servings of orange juice or other liquid refreshment.
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These three egg cups are called 'Double Egg Cups'. The larger end cups do look like egg cups but the smaller cups wouldn't hold much more than a Banty Hen's egg. It has been gently brought to our attention that all that has a shell & is runny inside is not a chicken egg. Larger fowl also laid eggs and the bigger part of these cups accommodated those created by geese, turkeys, ducks and who knows what other large feathered friends. So were they originally really egg cups or possibly measuring cups? Or something else? All three appear to be Early American Pattern Glass patterns. At left - Hobbs/ Brockunier's BLACKBERRY pattern, 4 1/8" tall, ca 1870s in milk glass for $55 In the center is an unknown makers CHAIN WITH THUMBPRINTS probably from the 1880s. It is 4 3/4" tall, for $45 On the right is Fostoria's Randolph pattern - 4 1/2' tall - in milk glass. $35



POWDER & SHOT by Boston Sandwich Glass Co. ca. 1870s. Flint and 3 1/2" tall. $58	NEW ENGLAND PINEAPPLE by N E Glass Co. ca. 1850s It is flint & 3 1/2" tall. $45	PRESSED LEAF is aka NPL Made by McKee Bros ca. 1867. We have 2 in non-flint that are 3 1/2" tall @ $32 each.



EXCELSIOR made by the Boston Sandwich Glass Co. ca.. 1850s. Flint, 3 3/4" tall. $42	GOTHIC by the Union Glass Co. ca. 1860s. It is Flint & 3 5/8" tall. $38	LINCOLN DRAPE by Boston Sandwich Glass Co. ca. 1860s to commemorate the death of President Lincoln. $65



FROSTED LION by Gillinder & Sons ca. 1877. It is 3 12/" tall. $85	ASHBURTON is another flint pattern made by many early American glass factories. SOLD See below for more.	BARBERRY is one of the earliest non-flint patterns (1860s) by McKee $35



HAMILTON aka Cape Cod Flint by the Cape Cod Glass Co. ca. 1860s. 3 3/4" tall $42	HAMILTON with LEAF is a variation of this Cape Cod Glass Co. pattern ca. 1860s. We have 3 in flint @ $48 each	INVERTED FERN by Boston Sandwich Glass Co. ca. 1860s. 3 1/2" tall. We have 3 @ $42 each. Less for more.



BEADED SWIRL - this may be Duncan's #335 3.5" tall & it might be a wine. Also see in milk glass above. $20	BELLFLOWER by Boston Sandwich in the 1860s. We have 8, some with short base rays & some with rays to the outer base edge. All single vine, flint fine rib & $35 each. Less $ for more.	BUCKLE, EARLY by Gillinder & Sons. Has a large base chip - $15. See one with no damage HERE and HERE. $35



BUDDED IVY maker unknown in the 1870s. 3 1/2" tall. $35	DIAMOND CUT LEAF This is probably a wine but interchangeable, if you'd like. Windsor Glass Co. c. 1880's. $32	HOPS BAND aka Pressed Leaf Band by King, Son & Co. ca. 1871. It is 4" tall. $35



BULLSEYE in FLINT was made by New England Glass Co. c.1866. See without an egg HERE. We have 2 @ $45 each.	This piece is shown in Metz & identified as a double egg cup in HERCULES PILLAR pattern. It is not; it is EXCELSIOR pattern! Sorry, Alice. We are thinking that this would have made a better measuring cup than an egg cup. The larger part holds exactly 1/2 cup and the smaller part holds exactly 1/8 cup or 2 tablespoons. Whatever you call it; it is flint, 4 5/8" tall and $75.



HONEYCOMB w/ DIAMONDS a McKee pattern from 1864. It has a tiny flake under the base rim. $25	MAGNET & GRAPE w/ Stippled Leaf; non-flint by Boston Sandwich c. 1860s. It has a very faint pattern impression so $20.	TIDY aka Rustic is a sweet non-flint design that looks like a lace curtain. McKee Bros. made it in the 1880s. 3 3/4" tall. $35



SENECA LOOP was made by O'Hara Glass & McKee ca. 1870s. It is non-flint. 4" tall and $32	EARLY ARGUS is 3 1/2" tall by New England Glass Co. ca. 1850s. $35	NOTCHED BULLSEYE The tallest egg cup we've seen at 4 1/8". It is flint, milk glass by Bryce Bros. c. 1870s. $65



SUNBURST aka FLATTENED SUNBURST is non-flint by Bryce Walker c. 1870s $38	SCALLOPED TAPE larger than most at 3" diam. An 1880s pattern by unknown maker. $25	SCROLL aka Stippled Scroll aka Lily (omn) thought to be a Ripley pattern c. 1880s $35



SCROLL w/ FLOWERS is a product of McKee Glass Co. c. 1880. $35	STIPPLED MEDALLION is an elusive flint pattern by the Union Glass Co. c. 1860s $58	STRAWBERRY & CURRANT aka Cornucopia is 2 5/8" OD at the top; 4 1/4" tall. by Dalzell, Gilmore & Leighton 1890s. We have 2 @ $45 each.



TULIP & SAWTOOTH This flint piece is the master salt but it could be an egg cup too. It is by Bryce Richards c. 1854 & is $45.	PURITAN pattern in clear glass and in milk glass sans egg. These are 3 1/2" tall and could be wine goblets but used as egg cups! They were made by Westmoreland ca. 1904. $22 each



WINDFLOWER is a rather large egg cup by an unknown maker but probably c. 1870s. $45	LOOP & DART WITH DIAMOND ORNAMENT pattern's maker is undetermined but dated ca. 1870s. We have 2 @ $42	OPEN ROSE by an unknown maker in America c. 1870s. It is adequate to hold a couple of soft boiled eggs. We have 2 @ $38 each.



LOOP & DART was made by Richards & Hartley of Tarentum, PA c. 1888 $42	WAFFLE & THUMBPRINT made by Curling, Robertson & Co. in Flint. See another view HERE. 3 3/4" tall. We have 6 @ $45 each Or buy four or more for $116! ($29 each)	KALBACH 6 ROW see pic in Metz II. Maker & dates unknown. Non-flint. $38

	These 2 ASHBURTON egg cups are both 3 3/4" tall. The one on the left is non-flint & has a tiny flake seen HERE. $20 The flint one on the right is SOLD.

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