milk glass
noun
: an opaque and typically milky white glass used especially for novelty and ornamental objects
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Mind the Details The daughter's adjoining bath feels equally nostalgic, with milk glass hardware on the vanity and Cole & Son’s Hummingbirds print on the walls.
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Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2025
This milk glass bubble pendant, for example, adds a polished, elegant touch to a dark hallway or living room.
—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
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Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2025
This milk glass bubble pendant, for example, adds a polished, elegant touch to a dark hallway or living room.
—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
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“Milk glass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/milk%20glass. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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