milk glass
noun
: an opaque and typically milky white glass used especially for novelty and ornamental objects
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This milk glass bubble pendant, for example, adds a polished, elegant touch to a dark hallway or living room.
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Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 8 July 2024
Throughout the home, oversized milk glass windows are installed to retain privacy from the home’s very nearby neighbors.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 1 Feb. 2024
The kitchen is lit by vintage British milk glass pendant lighting.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 4 July 2023
To make: Simply plant wheatgrass (available at garden stores or flower shops) in milk glass vessels such as the sugar dish, goblet, and vase shown here.
—Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 30 Mar. 2023
By the late 1920s, the company was making the milk glass for which they are best known.
—oregonlive, 3 Jan. 2023
Made from milk glass, subjects varied from animals and birds to people and carried holiday or nursery rhyme themes.
—Brenda Yenke, cleveland, 22 Dec. 2022
The crown is made of milk glass, and the red paint likely signifies Regular gasoline.
—oregonlive, 6 Aug. 2022
Hi Jeanne, Your classic milk glass collection seems to be from the Indiana Glass Co.
—Brenda Yenke, cleveland, 9 June 2022
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Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 8 July 2024
Throughout the home, oversized milk glass windows are installed to retain privacy from the home’s very nearby neighbors.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 1 Feb. 2024
The kitchen is lit by vintage British milk glass pendant lighting.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 4 July 2023
To make: Simply plant wheatgrass (available at garden stores or flower shops) in milk glass vessels such as the sugar dish, goblet, and vase shown here.
—Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 30 Mar. 2023
By the late 1920s, the company was making the milk glass for which they are best known.
—oregonlive, 3 Jan. 2023
Made from milk glass, subjects varied from animals and birds to people and carried holiday or nursery rhyme themes.
—Brenda Yenke, cleveland, 22 Dec. 2022
The crown is made of milk glass, and the red paint likely signifies Regular gasoline.
—oregonlive, 6 Aug. 2022
Hi Jeanne, Your classic milk glass collection seems to be from the Indiana Glass Co.
—Brenda Yenke, cleveland, 9 June 2022
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“Milk glass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/milk%20glass. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.
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