{"product_id":"hoosier-glass-diamond-point-flower-vase-pressed-clear-glass-with-flared-collar-c-1955-1975","title":"Hoosier Glass Diamond-Point Flower Vase, Pressed Clear Glass with Flared Collar, c. 1955–1975","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA pressed clear glass flower vase by Hoosier Glass, built on a hexagonal footprint that swells gently through the middle and draws back in before opening into a wide, flat-rimmed collar. The proportion is the thing — it's shaped to hold a loose hand-tied bunch upright without the stems splaying, which is exactly what a florist needs and what most straight-sided vases fail to do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe entire body is covered in sharp diamond-point, hundreds of small faceted pyramids pressed in tight diagonal rows that spiral subtly with the hexagonal form. Clear glass worked this densely stops behaving like a window and starts behaving like a prism: it catches light along every ridge, and it does the kind, useful thing of hiding cloudy water and cut stems while still reading as glass. The collar rim is left smooth and slightly flared, a clean band that frames the texture below it. Underneath, the base carries an impressed starburst and the maker's mark with its mold number.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Provenance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHoosier Glass takes its name from Indiana, the Hoosier State, and belongs to the great Midwestern pressed-glass corridor that ran through Indiana and Ohio for more than a century. The company's business was the florist trade: sturdy, well-proportioned pressed vases produced in volume and sold to flower shops across the country, each one marked on the base with a mold number identifying the shape. Those numbers are shape codes rather than dates, which is why so many of these vases are misdated online.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey were designed to be workhorses. A florist filled one, sent it out with an arrangement, and never expected it back — which is precisely why they turn up in such numbers today, and why the good shapes are worth rescuing. The diamond-point pattern this one carries is a direct descendant of nineteenth-century hobnail and diamond-point pressed glass, revived because it did its job so well: it sparkles under shop lights and it forgives cloudy water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"8\" cellspacing=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\"\u003eField\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\"\u003eDetail\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eObject\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFlower vase\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOrigin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHoosier Glass, Indiana\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eForm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHexagonal body with a swelled waist drawing in to a wide flared collar rim; press-molded in one piece\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eClear pressed glass in an all-over sharp diamond-point pattern, with a smooth collar and impressed starburst base\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMarks\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImpressed maker's mark and mold number to the underside, as Hoosier Glass vases were made\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEra\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ec. 1955–1975\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCondition\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eExcellent. No chips, flea bites, or cracks to the rim, base, or the diamond points, which are where damage shows first on pressed glass. Glass is bright and clear with no mineral clouding or water line inside. Mold seams present as made. Condition Guaranteed.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAvailability\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOne of a Kind — 1 Available\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Belongs in Your Home\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the vase you actually reach for. It's the right size for a grocery-store bunch or a handful of whatever's in the garden, the collar holds stems where you put them, and the faceted body means you never have to think about how the water looks. Clear glass goes with everything, so it works on a kitchen island, a bathroom counter, an entry table, or a desk without competing with anything around it. Empty, it earns its place too — set it where morning light can pass through and the diamond points throw small bright flecks across the surface it's standing on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA note on care: hand wash in warm water and use a bottle brush or a little uncooked rice swirled with soapy water to reach the interior. Skip the dishwasher, which etches and permanently clouds pressed glass, and dry the outside with a soft cloth so no spots settle into the pattern.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Viridian Eclection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48003744792681,"sku":null,"price":46.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/0093\/9369\/files\/97DE2B54-247F-4995-BD2A-659ABEA7F370_4_5005_c.jpg?v=1788762426","url":"https:\/\/viridianeclection.com\/products\/hoosier-glass-diamond-point-flower-vase-pressed-clear-glass-with-flared-collar-c-1955-1975","provider":"Viridian Eclection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}