Double Crossroads Pearlized Milk Glass S&P Contemporary Shakers Iridized by Terry Crider

Scott Beale purchased these milk glass Double Crossroads shakers on eBay in March of 2017. The description from Adam, the seller, described them as having a very subtle iridescence with pink highlights. Carnival Glass collectors refer to iridzied milk glass as "pearlized".

Adam says he purchased this set directly from Terry Crider several years ago. They are marked on the bottom in the corner "TC" - his initials. (From the editor--It is unclear whether or not Terry Crider actually made the shakers but he did indeed iridize them.)

Adam also mentioned, "These may have been samples for the AGGSSCS - Antique and Art Glass Salt Shaker Collector Society that were not used for their annual convention or may have been something Terry was working on at the time. I've not seen salt shakers for sale before so here's a chance for someone to own a very unique piece of his work."

In asking further questions, Scott was told by Adam much more about Terry Crider.

Adam wrote, "I have some information. The maker for these was Terry Crider, a comtemporary glass maker from 1976 to around 2014. He mainly produced hand blown glass but also worked with some molds. For mold work he would iridize an existing piece that was not iridized, heat and reform a piece that was already mold blown and iridized, or he would blow into a mold and iridize himself.

Pieces that he worked with that were already blown that he simply shaped or iridized have a rough spot on them somewhere where he attached a rod to so he could heat the glass to temp to reshape or add the iridescent solution.

For the salt shakers you bought, there is no rough spot from being attached to a rod on them which means at some point he either owned or had borrowed the mold. Terry bought many molds from old glass plants that went out of business, some were from Fenton when they got rid of them, and a few he had made specially for him.

Terry's mother loved collecting salt shakers and she likely connected Terry with the collectors society for them to commission their souvenir for several years (there are websites that are dedicated to shakers, that's how I discovered the name of the pattern). I believe these were sample proofs or extras because the are only marked TC and not with the salt collector initials like the regular society versions. I sold two other pairs in this pattern and a single late summer last year. I also have a couple iridized sets I'm keeping for my personal collection. I bought these directly from Terry several years ago.