Another installment in our Did You Know? series. Today's topic is milk glass.

Milk glass originated back in 16th century in Venice, Italy. However, the name milk glass was not really put into effect until more recently. It was more commonly known as opaque glass. It came in many colors other than white, including pink, blue, brown, black, and yellow. These colors have a "milky" appearance, and the tone is thick and coated.

This was considered a high class, luxury item and was very popular at the end of the 19th century. The 20th century had what's called the American G...