Banquet speech by Tom Jiamachello at the 2014 Phoenix & Consolidated Glass Collectors' Club annual convention in Pittsburgh, PA.

1. The Florentine-Chintz Line
(1927 - April 2, 1932)
© Tom Jiamachello 2014

2. The Florentine-Chintz Line
(1927 - April 2, 1932)
© Tom Jiamachello 2014

3. 5 Questions
• 1 When was the line produced and for how long?
• 2 Who designed the line?
• 3 How was the glass produced?
• 4 In which colors and etches was the line made?
• 5 In which shapes & finishes was the line produced?

4. 1 When was the line produced and for how long?
In January 1927, the Consolidated Glass Company had now been
producing items for the giftware trade since January 1926. Most of
the items were described as “glass tableware.” The “Exposition
Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes” was held
in 1925 in Paris.
In 1926, a traveling exhibition of 40 objects including 50 pieces of
glass traveled to Cleveland, Detroit, St. Louis, Minneapolis,
Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia. In the decorative arts field of
glassware, the work of Rene Lalique, master glass designer and
producer, was well represented in this show. There were "glass
vases decorated with large berries, brown scarabs, birds. Glass
vases in blue and gray, opal and in violet and opal green."

5. 1 When was the line produced and for how long?
Does that Lalique color palette sound familiar to us as collectors of
Consolidated glass?
Well, of course it does due to the man who was the chief designer
from 1925 until his death in 1933, Reuben Haley.
By 1927, the Martelé line and the Santa Maria line were already in
production. In 1927 would come another line featuring acid-etching
on blanks of green, coffee, pink, and clear glass. However, on April
2, 1932 the whole plant was shut down.
Whether the Florentine-Chintz line was in continuous production over
those five years in not known at this time.

6. 2 Who designed the line?
On page 140 of Jack Wilson’s book, he recounts a conversation
with Jim Ciccone, who worked at Consolidated. He stated that
“Haley was designing all the molds.” When Reuben Haley died,
control of the molds he had designed went to his son Kenneth Haley
who moved them to Phoenix Glass to produce the “Phoenix Reuben
Line.”
This is well documented (see Reuben Line powerpoint on website).
It is interesting that only one of the Florentine molds, the 2002 mold,
would have a similar shape as part of the Reuben Line. The 2002 4
inch tall mold resembles the original mold, #2695 Olives vase from
the Martelé line.

7. 3 How was it produced?
In Jack Wilson’s book on page 37, he recounts a conversation with
Paul R. Angelo, whose father Joe Angelo was in charge of the
etching department. Mr. Angelo held several patents for various
styles of etching.
“During the the flu epidemic of the early 1900s I was in grade
school, and when my father became ill he taught me how to mix
acids and also acid resistant paint used to make prints or designs to
be etched on various glass wares. I would mix before and after
school.”

8. 3 How was it produced?
I believe that Consolidated used a two-step process to produce this
line.
First, to produce the raised design, the glass item would be coated
with wax. A pattern would be drawn or transferred onto the wax. The
acid would eat away the surface of the glass not covered in wax. In
the case of the Florentine/Chintz line, the patterns are raised and
the background is “cut back”.
Then, the whole item would be satin etched by being dipped into
hydrofluroic acid.

9. contrast a piece of French Crystal with close-up detail of green & coffee
Florentine.

10. 3 How was it produced?
There were two types of acid-etching done by Consolidated:
1) Satin (or silk) etching, using hydrofluoric acid to achieve a smooth
satinized finish. Consolidated had been using this process since
1893. It is this process what produced the satin background of the
French Crystal finish used on the Dancing Nymphs line.
2) Color etching: Both sulfuric AND hydrofluoric acids were used,
plus other chemicals. The acid cut into the top surface of the glass,
back to the underlying layer of glass, thus exposing it. This type of
glass goes by several names: acid-cutback or acid-etched

11. 3 How was it produced?
It is this second acid-etched process of color etching that would be used on
a new line introduced in January 1927 to the trade: the Florentine line and
the Chintz line, the subjects of this presentation.

12. 4. In which colors & etches was the line produced?
The colors used for the Florentine line were: green, coffee, pink, and crystal
(clear).
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13. 4. In which colors & etches was the line produced?
The etches used for the Florentine line were:
Green Etched: plume design
Coffee Etched: rose design
Pink Etched: plume design with overshot interior
Crystal Etched: rose design & stippled design

14. 4. In which colors & etches was the line produced?
Green Etched: plume design

15. 4. In which colors & etches was the line produced?
Coffee Etched: rose design

16. 4. In which colors & etches was the line produced?
Pink Etched: plume design with overshot interior

17. 4. In which colors & etches was the line produced?
Clear Etched: rose design & stippled design

18. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?

19. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
There are seven shapes shown here

20. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
Let’s examine these 7 shapes more in detail.

21. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
Shape 2200 - 9” x 7”
Green Etched

22. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
Shape 2200 - 9” x 7”
Coffee Etched

23. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
Shape 2200 - 9” x 7”
Pink Etched

24. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
Shape 2200 - 9” x 7”
Pink Etched

25. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
Shape 2200 - 9” x 7”
Clear Stippled

26. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
Shape 2200 - 9” x 7”
Clear: Rose etch

27. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
Shape 2201 - 9 1/4” x 6 1/2”
Green Etched

28. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
Shape 2201 - 9 1/4” x 6 1/2”
Coffee Etched

29. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
Shape 2201 - 9 1/4” x 6 1/2”
Pink Etched

30. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
Shape 2201 - 9 1/4” x 6 1/2”
Clear

31. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
Shape 2202 - 8 1/4” x 4”
Green Etched

32. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
Shape 2202 - 8 1/4” x 4”
Coffee Etched

33. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
Shape 2202 - 8 1/4” x 4”
Pink Etched

34. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
Shape 2202 - 8 1/4” x 4”
Clear

35. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
Shape 2203 - 5 3/4” x 4 1/2”
Green Etched

36. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
Shape 2203 - 5 3/4” x 4 1/2”
Coffee Etched

37. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
Shape 2203 - 5 3/4” x 4 1/2”
Pink Etched

38. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
Shape 2203 - 5 3/4” x 4 1/2”
Clear Etched

39. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
Shape 2204 - 4 1/2” x 5 1/4”
Green Etched

40. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
Shape 2204 - 4 1/2” x 5 1/4”
Coffee Etched

41. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
Shape 2204 - 4 1/2” x 5 1/4”
Pink Etched

42. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
Shape 2204 - 4 1/2” x 5 1/4”
Clear

43. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
Shape 2205 - 8” Salad plate
Green Etched

44. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
Shape 2206 - 7” Bread & Butter plate
Green Etched

45. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
There are 12 shapes shown here:
I will refer to this catalog as “Shape 1-12”

46. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
Shapes 1-6 (top row, left to right)
Shapes 7-12 (bottom row, left to right)

47. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
Shape 1 - mold #7 - 9” tall
Green Etched

48. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
Shape 1 - mold #7 - 9” tall
Coffee Etched

49. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
Shape 2 - mold #10? - 13 1/2” tall
Green Etched

50. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
Shape 2 - mold #10? - 13 1/2” tall
Coffee Etched

51. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
Shape 3 - mold #1245? - 6 3/4” tall
Green & Coffee Etched

52. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
Shape 3 - mold #1245? - 6 3/4” tall
Green Plume Etched

53. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
Shape 3 - mold #1245? - 6 3/4” tall
Green: Rose Etched

54. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
Shape 3 - mold #1245? - 6 3/4” tall
Coffee Etched

55. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
Shape 4 - mold #1244? - 9” tall
Green Etched

56. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
Shape 4 - mold #1244? - 9” tall
Coffee Etched

57. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
Shape 5 - mold #1249? - 11” tall
Green Etched

58. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
Shape 5 - mold #1249? - 11” tall
Coffee Etched

59. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
Shape 6 - mold #146 - 13” tall
Green Etched

60. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
Shape 6 - mold #146 - 13” tall
Coffee Etched

61. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
Shape 7 - mold #8 - 10” tall
Green Etched

62. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
Shape 7 - mold #8 - 10” tall
Coffee Etched

63. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
Shape 8 - mold #? (one digit) - 9” tall
Green Etched

64. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
Shape 8 - mold #? (one digit) - 9” tall
Coffee Etched

65. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
Shape 9 - mold #9 - 11” tall
Green Etched

66. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
Shape 9 - mold #9 - 11” tall
Coffee Etched

67. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
Shape 10 - mold #12 - 12” tall
Green Etched

68. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
Shape 10 - mold #12 - 12” tall
Coffee Etched

69. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
Shape 11 - mold #12 - 8” tall
Green Etched

70. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
Shape 11 - mold #12 - 8” tall
Coffee Etched

71. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
Shape 12 - mold #11 - 13” tall
Green Etched

72. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
Shape 12 - mold #11 - 13” tall
Coffee Etched

73. 6. In which undocumented shapes?
Shape 13 - mold #5 - 10” tall
(page 34 Con-Cora Brochure 1957, shown in crimped top)
Green Etched

74. 6. In which undocumented shapes?
Shape 14 - mold #432 - 10” tall
(page 28 Con-Cora Brochure 1960)
Green Etched

75. 6. In which undocumented shape & finish?
Shape 15 - mold #3144 - 8 1/2” tall x 6” wide
(page 27 Con-Cora Brochure 1960)
Clear, Rose Etched, ruby stained

76. 6. In which undocumented shapes?
Shape 16 - mold #? -
Green Etched

77. 6. In which undocumented shapes?
Shape 17 - mold #? -
Green Etched

78. 6. In which undocumented shapes?
Shape 17 - mold #? -
Pink Etched

79. 6. In which undocumented color?
Shape 2 - mold #10 - 13 1/3” tall
Jungle Green, Plume etched

80. 6. In which undocumented color?
Shape 2 - mold #10 - 13 1/3” tall
Jungle Green, Plume etched

81. 6. In which undocumented color?
Shape 2004
Milk glass, undecorated, most likely by Haley in Greensburg, PA.

82. 6. In which undocumented finish on a documented shape?
Shape 2002
Clear, Plume etched

83. 6. In which undocumented finish on a documented shape?
Shape 2002
Clear, ruby-flashed with gold

84. 6. In which undocumented finish on a documented shape?
Shape 2006
Clear frosted, Butterfly design

85. 6. In which undocumented finish on a documented shape?
Shape 2006
Clear frosted, Deep carved design

86. 6. In which undocumented finish on a documented shape?
Shape 2200
Green etched, silver overlay on ends

87. 6. In which undocumented finish on a documented shape?
Shape 2200 - example 2
Green etched, silver overlay on ends

88. 6. In which undocumented designs on a documented shape?
Shape 2200
Clear, deep carved

89. 6. In which undocumented design on a documented shape?
Shape 2200
Clear, deep carved

90. 6. In which undocumented design on a documented shape?
Shape 2200
Clear, deep carved

91. 6. In which undocumented finish on a undocumented shape?
Shape 15 - mold #3144
Clear, Rose etched, in ormolu

92. The Chintz Line
(1927 - April 2, 1932)
© Tom Jiamachello 2014

93. The Chintz Line
(1927 - April 2, 1932)
© Tom Jiamachello 2014

94. 3 How was it produced?
I believe that the molds for the Chintz line were very different from the molds
used in the Florentine line.
The surface of Chintz glass is covered in a high relief Art Deco pattern in
which diagonal lines cover the surface of each piece. This pattern is in the
mold. The mold includes raised very Oriental-inspired circular cartouches
that are covered in black enamel. The glass has an amethyst wash fired
onto it, except for the molded raised black enamel cartouches.
Consolidated referred to the resulting final color is Mulberry. Interestingly,
the background of the black enamel cartouches is clear glass. This means
that the whole piece was covered with the amethyst wash. Then the raised
circles were wiped clean before the black enamel was put on those
cartouches. The patterns on the black cartouches are consistent between
different Chintz pieces leading me to believe that a transferware pattern was
used to apply the pattern for the black enamel.

95. 3 How was it produced?

96. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
There are seven shapes shown here

97. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
Shape 2100 - 9” x 7”

98. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
Shape 2101 - 9 1/4” x 6 1/2”

99. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
Shape 2102 - 8 1/4” x 4”

100. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
Shape 2103 - 5 3/4” x 4 1/2”

101. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
Shape 2104 - 4 1/2” x 5 1/4”

102. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
Shape 2105 - 8” Salad plate

103. 5. In which shapes was the line produced?
Shape 2106 - 7” Bread & Butter plate

104. The Florentine-Chintz Line
(1927 - April 2, 1932)
© Tom Jiamachello 2014

105. Photo credits:
Josh & Rich Bair
Bill Burke
Kevin Kiley
Tom Jiamachello
Virginia & John MacEachron
Jim Medeiros
Bill & Jackie Nichols
Randy Brown
Randy Rauch
Dan Stanley
Gary Wickland & Bruce Mueller
Jack Wilson
and the wide spaces of the Internet.

106. I hope you enjoyed
the presentation.
Happy collecting!