Text
based on
an article by Maggie Woodard. wPhotos by Mike Carrell.
The
eighty cobalt blue glass pieces in this display belong to Beverly
Brush, a resident who lives in Lumberton with her husband
Stan.. Beverly has another 27 pieces at home and also a collection
of
plates with cobalt blue designs hung on the walls of their home.
First
the entire case, then closeups for each
of the nine sections
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Beverly has been collecting for many years. She estimates the
pieces to be 30 or 40 years old, or older, but none are antiques.
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Her collecting began when she started looking for small pieces
to put on the windowsills of two large windows in their home. |
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Later, walking in Seaside Park on Long Island Sound, she found
blue glass wine bottles in the trash bins, discarded after picnics. |
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Don’t
miss the hand with a ring on a finger and the vase with a leaf
at the bottom, a stem going up from the base, and flowers
climbing round the bowl. |
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The
pieces on display range in size from very large to very small,
and include wine bottles, small liquor bottles, a bottle shaped
like a violin, a small lamp with a shade, and a small hurricane
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Some pieces, several from Iran, were contributed by friends. . |
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Other
small items in unusual shapes are a shoe, turtle, rabbit, rooster,
squirrel, swan, thimble, two birds, and an eye cup.
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