If you look at Ill. 106 or 124 in Gardner’s “The Glass of Frederick Carder”, you’ll see the figure of a Spanish Galleon engraved in the glass. Thanks to Jo Ann Godawa she has sent along a picture of a Spanish Galleon metal holder for a piece of Carder’s glass. I
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Jo Ann reports there is a hole in the middle of the metal base. She suggests this may have been made for a ship since the metal work would have been bolted down. Yes, this theme gallery leading up to our Symposium, continues to grow. Make sure you browse through this if you haven’t. I’m sure you’ll find several surprises.