Creating opaque white glass is an ancient art, since similar vessels were made as early as 1500 B.C. in Egypt. But the term "milk glass" almost always refers to the white glass that was popular from ...

Milk glass, with its creamy, opaque glow reminiscent of moonlight captured in glass, has been a beloved collectible for over a century. Whether due to age, brand prestige, or manufacturing quirks, ...

The bright white milk glass bud vase that has stood quietly on your mother’s kitchen shelf since the 1950s is actually an object with a history that dates to the Italian Renaissance era. In fact, milk ...

The bright white milk glass bud vase that stood quietly on your mother’s kitchen shelf since the 1950s is actually an object with a history that dates to the Italian Renaissance era. In fact, milk ...

Milk glass, with its creamy, opaque glow reminiscent of moonlight captured in glass, has been a beloved collectible for over a century. Whether due to age, brand prestige, or manufacturing quirks, ...

In this series, Lagniappe presents work from the collection of the New Orleans Museum of Art, with commentary from a curator. Numerous American companies crafted machine-pressed “milk glass,” a type ...