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As many Fenton collectors know, Fenton produced a line of Pattern
Glass Hand Cornucopia or Horn of Plenty Vases in the late 1930s. But
did you also know that Duncan (Geo. Duncan & Sons) also produced a
line of similar vases as early as 1886? So similar, in fact, that you may
have examples of each in your collection without even realizing it!

Fenton introduced their number1900 line, Cape Cod pattern in 1937 in
at least eight different shapes, one of them being the Pattern Glass
Hand Cornucopia or Horn of Plenty Vase. Cape Cod is more
commonly referred to by collectors as "Daisy and Button" and will be
called this for the remainder of this article. Fenton advertised the
items in this line as "Authentic reproductions of the famous
"Sandwich" design". Known colors for the Daisy and Button line are
Crystal, Wisteria (amethyst), Gold (amber), Colonial Blue, Cape Cod
Green, Rose, Aqua, and Vaseline (yellow or canary). Note that none of
these colors are opalescent. The Colonial Blue varies in color from a
deep, cobalt color to a light, pale blue depending on the batch mixture
at the time of production. The Fenton hand vase has been found in
many of these colors, but not all.

Geo. Duncan & Sons, another prominent American glass manufacturer,
introduced their Daisy and Square pattern as early as 1886. This early
glass firm was absorbed by U.S. Glass and later the Duncan family
were basically forced out of their own company. Geo. Duncan Sons &
Co. would later form another glass factory in Washington., PA. and
eventually become the better known firm of Duncan & Miller.

This pattern has also been called "Daisy-in-Square" by some glass
authors but "Daisy and Square" is the more accepted name. Known
colors for Duncan's Hand Cornucopia Vase are Crystal, Amber,
Canary (yellow Vaseline), and Blue. They were also available with an
"etched (satin finished) hand", an "amberette hand", and with ruby-
stained highlights. No opalescent treatments are mentioned in any
reference that we could find.