Vintage Indiana Glass Co. Old English Amber Lidded candy bowl

Indiana made several patterns without names, sold only as a line number, but they named Old English. Collectors found this pattern enticing and nicknamed it “Threading” for the thin, parallel ridges and grooves on the sides of pieces. Indiana made Old English in this rich amber, deep color, not the lighter shade we see Federal making later in the depression. Did you notice the handles?  All the handled Old English pieces – pitcher, creamer, sugar, comport – have these curlicue handles.  These handles go perfectly with the cloverleaf shape of the top finials the lids sport. Old English predates the depression; Indiana produced it in the late 1920s.  That probably explains why this is mainly a decorative and accessory pattern.  You will find no cups, no saucers, no plate other than one to go under the comport.