Cucina Italiana

 Red sauce simmering on the stove.

A plate of hearty meat sauce and spaghetti.

A light garden salad.

And some crusty peasant bread, being served in my cucina Italiana.

The cutting board from St. Croix is handmade from the wood of the Bursera simaruba aka "turpentine tree." 

Vintage tablecloth topped with a variety of Post86 Fiesta dinnerware in

Lilac, Shamrock, Pearl Gray and White mixed with some vintage

Fiesta in Red and Yellow.  More details at the end of this post.

My intalgio glass divided relish tray was made by Indiana Glass in the

1930s as part of a go-along lazy susan that coordinated with vintage Fiesta dinnerware produced by Homer Laughlin. The large wooden 20" lazy

susan was called "Fiestawood" and was produced by the G. H. Specialty Co.

in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

There was also a metal base that fit in the ridges on the base of

the wooden tray that made it turn. These images are 12+ years

old and were originally posted on my now defunct website.

Intaglio is a form of design/decoration where the picture is cut away below the surface of the glass. This effect may be achieved by cutting out the glass to form the shape of the design, or more commonly, by pressing using a mold. It is the opposite of cameo glass, where the design is raised above the surface by cutting away the background.

When this form of design is used with opalescent glass, it has the effect of showing a clear glass image in a milky opalescent background, because the thicker parts of opalescent glass show the opalescence more.

Sometimes called "hollow relief" intaglio cutting was done with engraving wheels as long ago as Roman times, and was widely used in Europe in the 18th and 19th centuries.

A popular form of design in the early to mid 20th century was to impress an intaglio picture of fruit into the base of glass bowls and plates. This was a fairly common practice in England by Bagley, in the US by Imperial, and in Australia by Crown Crystal.

Napkins and stemware - Pier 1

Flatware - Cambridge, some from Home Goods and some from England

Votive pots from Mexico, candles from Michael's

Rooster - Home Goods

Thanks so much for coming by to visit again this week!

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Foodie Friday at Designs By Gollum

Show and Tell Friday at My Romantic Home

Tabletop Tuesday at A Stroll Through Life

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Get Your Craft On at Today's Creative Blog

Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style