Imperial Glass Company
Bellaire, Ohio
Satin Iridescent (Stretch)
Plates & Handled Trays
Imperial Glass Company made a large number of plates, but the 7 1/2" to 8" #645 is the most commonly found. This plate comes in all the normal Satin Iridescent colors as well as ruby. There can be considerable variation among pieces that were given the same doping, and the heat sensitive ruby can range from a light amberina to a deep, oxblood red.
Other plates with wide panels include those made from the #646/648 bowls, #656 line bowls (four potential sizes), and rarely the #693/694/695 bowls. ALL have snap maries which separates them from similar U.S. Glass plates that have ground maries (bases).
A 6-inch and 8-inch plate can be found that is made from the #600 (="Chesterfield" of carnival collectors). These plates have external flutes, not optic panels.
Plates with optic rays include the #499 (sherbet under-plate, 6-inch), #805 (8-inch salad), and #808 (12-inch salad bowl under-plate). Swirl optic (#313) plates are very difficult to find with the stretch effect, but the mayonnaise under-plate (6 3/4-inch) is obtainable in Iris Ice and Blue Ice.
Plates were also made in the #725 (octagon handled pieces), #727 (octagon, no handle), & #728 (octagon, footed) lines.
Plates in the Imperial Art Glass Line are covered in that section.
#645 Plate, Amber Ice (4-inch base).
#645 Plate, Iris Ice.
#645 Plate, Rose Ice.
#645 Plate, Amethyst Ice.
#645 Plate, light ruby/ amberina.
#645 Plate, dark ruby.
#645 Plate, Blue Ice (dark).
#645 Plate, Green Ice.
#646 10" Plate, ruby (4 3/4" base).
# 11 3/8" Plate, Iris Ice (5 1/4" base).
#648 12" Plate, ruby (5 5/8" base).
#656 15" Plate, Green Ice, (4 3/8" base).
#499 6 1/8" Sherbet Under-Plate, amberina (3 3/8" base).
#499 6 1/8" Sherbet Under-Plate, Green Ice (3 3/8" base).
#805 8 1/4" Plate, Green Ice (4" base).
#808 12" Plate, Green Ice (5 3/4" base).
#313 6 3/4" Mayonnaise Under-Plate, Iris Ice (3 1/4" base).
#600 6" Sherbet Under-Plate, Blue Ice (3" base).
#600 8" Salad Plate, light green (4" base).
#664 Sandwich Tray, Iris Ice (3 1/4" base).
#6641 Fruit Tray, Blue Ice (3 1/4" base).
Imperial Glass Company made two main types of handled trays (servers), a shovel-handled one (#664 - sandwich tray & #6641 - fruit bowl) and a heart handled one (#725 - sandwich tray & #7251 - fruit bowl).
The 664 trays are usually in Iris Ice, Blue Ice (smoke) or Rose Ice (marigold). The 725 trays are usually seen in Iris Ice and Blue Ice, though a couple of examples have been seen in the smoke on pink treatment.
Many of the 664 trays were cut with various designs. Some of these designs have been identified, but others await discovery.
#7251 Fruit Tray, Blue Ice (3 1/2" base).
#664 Tray, Cut 30.
#6641 Tray, Cut ?? ("chrysanthemum").
#664 Tray, Cut 12 ("balloons").
#6641 Tray, Cut ?? ("triangle & flowers").
#6641 Tray, Cut ?? ("dragonfly & leaf chain").
#664 Tray, Cut ?? ("daisy stem").
#664 Tray, Cut ?? ("daisy & leaf chain").
#664 Tray, Cut ?? ("fuchsia").
Imperial Glass Company Pages
Imperial Art Glass Line, introduction
Imperial #725, #727 & #728, Octagon Lines
Imperial Stretch Candleholders
Imperial Stretch Compotes & Sherbets
Imperial Miscellaneous (cream & sugars, mugs, pitchers, etc.)
