Description

This Indiana Glass Harvest Grape goblet is a classic piece of 1970s revival carnival glass: a stemmed wine or water goblet pressed in thick, substantial glass and finished with a vivid iridescent blue that shifts from deep teal and sapphire to flashes of gold, violet, and green as the light moves across it.

The bowl flares gently from a rounded body to a slightly everted rim, standing about 5¼–5½ inches tall with a rim diameter around 3½ inches. Raised clusters of grapes and veined leaves wrap the exterior in high relief, the fruit grouping around the lower bowl and the foliage climbing toward the rim so the pattern reads clearly from every angle. The stem has a knobby, grape-cluster that echoes the motif above, then tapers into a circular foot with radiating ribs on the underside. The iridescence pools in the recesses of the grapes and leaves, giving the piece that characteristic “oil-on-water” shimmer carnival glass is known for.

Indiana Glass of Dunkirk, Indiana introduced the Harvest (or Harvest Grape) pattern in iridescent blue in 1971 as part of a large revival of carnival glass. The molds themselves dated to earlier milk-glass dinnerware of the 1950s–60s; once carnival finishes returned to fashion, the company sprayed the pressed grape-and-leaf design with metallic salts to create the rainbow sheen. Blue was the first color; gold (marigold) and lime green followed. These goblets were sold widely through department and variety stores, often in sets, and remain among the most recognizable pieces of “contemporary” or “revival” carnival glass.

This is unmarked, which is typical of Indiana’s production, the goblet is identified by its distinctive color, the specific grape-and-leaf arrangement, the chunky pressed quality, and the overall silhouette. It is both a functional drinking glass and a decorative object that catches light beautifully on a shelf or table. This piece shows the rich, even iridescence and crisp mold detail that collectors look for in this popular pattern.