Photographs of Cambridge Flower Frogs

Cambridge Glass Company introduced a flower holder (we now call them flower frogs) with the figure of a lady holding an armful of flowers. A patent for this piece was applied for in 1926 and granted in 1927. Subsequently, the company produced a number of different figural flower frogs, categorized below. The names used are not official Cambridge names, but instead are names given to the various pieces by collectors.

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Draped Lady

The first figural flower frog we show is the most commonly found. This one is called "Draped Lady", and she comes in three sizes: 8, 12 and 13 inches high. (The actual measurements are 8 1/2", 12 1/2" and 13 1/4"). She also comes in several different types of base, including scalloped, round and oval. After Cambridge closed for good, the mold for the 8 1/2" "Draped Lady" was sold to Imperial Glass Company, and when Imperial closed, the mold was sold again. The piece was made in several non-Cambridge colors by other companies, and the figure has recently been made into lamp bases (without the holes for flowers) also in non-Cambridge colors.

Three sizes of Draped Lady	Willow Blue 13in Draped Lady	Light Emerald 12in Draped Lady
Crystal Frosted 12in Draped Lady	Pink 8in Draped Lady	Green 8in Draped Lady on candleholder centerpiece

Bashful Charlotte

The second most commonly found figural flower frog by Cambridge is the "Bashful Charlotte". She is found in two sizes, 6 and 11 inch (actual sizes are approximately 6 1/2" and 11 1/2"). The molds for both sizes of "Bashful Charlotte" were sold to Imperial, and went to other companies after Imperial closed. The smaller size mold was reworked to remove the holes for flowers, and was made by Imperial for Mirror Images and sold under the name "Venus Rising". If you find one of these pieces without the flower holes, it was not made by Cambridge Glass Company (even though some of them were made with a triangle-C mark on them, Cambridge never used that mark on a flower frog).

Bashful Charlotte in 'Champagne' 11in

Rose Lady

The "Rose Lady" is the name given by collectors to the original figural flower frog designed and manufactured by Cambridge. "Rose Lady" comes in two flavors, one with a scalloped base with 6 holes for flowers (9 1/4"), and one that is slightly shorter (8 1/2") with a round base similar to what's found on "Draped Lady". The "Rose Lady" was never reissued after Cambridge closed.

Amber frosted Rose Lady scalloped base

Pink Rose Lady round base

Two Kids

The "Two Kids" is the name given by collectors to this figural flower frog, which features a small child with what appears to be a goat standing on its hind legs, with front legs up on the child's chest. Hence the name: "two Kids" (boy and goat). This piece was made in one size, but with either a round or oval base. The piece on the oval base is much harder to find. This figural was never reissued after the Cambridge Company closed.

Crystal Two Kids with Oval base

Pink Two Kids with round base

Mandolin Lady

"Mandolin Lady" is the name given by collectors to this figural flower frog, consisting of a lady in a dress (the texture is "mottled") playing a mandolin. This piece was made in crystal, pink and light emerald green only, and was a relatively short-lived run. It is difficult to find today. The figure stands about 9" tall, with a round base having 10 holes for flowers. It was never reissued after Cambridge closed.

Pink Mandolin Lady, front view

Pink Mandolin Lady, side view

One-bun and Two-bun "Geisha"

Cambridge made two styles of the "Geisha" flower frog. They are the "one Bun" and "two Bun" styles (difference is in the way the hair is styled). Both "Geisha" figurals are quite tall: 12 inches. This piece is quite different from all of the ones shown above, in that the flower holder piece is separate from the rest of the figure. The bottom of the "Geisha" has screw threads molded into the glass, and a "pot metal" nut was used to hold the figure to the separate flower frog base. The "Geisha" was also used to make lamps, and again, the threaded base went into the metal lamp base, and was tightened by a "pot metal" nut. In the case of flower frogs, the nut often rusted because it was nearly always under water, and quite often it is either unusable or not even there. This figural was never reissued after Cambridge closed.

Pink One-Bun Geisha

Amber One-Bun Geisha Lamp

Non Human Figural Flower Frogs

Finally, Cambridge made a number of flower frogs that did not encompass a human figural. The Heron was made in crystal only, in two sizes. The seagull was also only made in crystal, and was reissued by Imperial after Cambridge closed (these are quite commonly found today).