Compote, Indiana Glass Teardrop #1011, Olive Green, Scalloped Rim Pedestal Bowl, Vintage 1940s–80s gift-for-dad storybook illustration was never used

storybook illustration was never used and has been kept safe for over 70 years

The question was rhetorical

they get softer the more they're laundered

The angel cameo is carved from what we believe to be genuine abalone shell

Maker: Irvinware / Beatrice Foods Co

Compote, Indiana Glass Teardrop #1011, Olive Green, Scalloped Rim Pedestal Bowl, Vintage 1940s–80s gift-for-dad storybook illustration was never usedAvocado and olive glass has had more than one moment and it's having another. Indiana Glass's Teardrop pattern (Line #1011) is one of their most enduring designs, sometimes confused with the Garland pattern but identifiable by the elongated teardrop shapes that ring the scalloped rim and continue down the stem. This compote is in a deep olive green that reads warm and earthy in natural light equally at home in a boho, farmhouse, or mid century modern