A 1956 Lily book of starched “milk glass” — Milk Glass Crochet, Design Book No. 78, issued by Lily Mills Company, Shelby, N.C., printed Copyright 1956.

Sixteen pages of tight Double Quick work that is heavily starched so the pieces stand like hobnail and pierced glass: a table lamp over a wood-and-pipe frame, lidded bowls, a vanity lamp, luncheon mats, wall plates, and vases. Patterns are crochet only.

Featured designs in this volume:

• Large Lamp — living-room standard about 6½" × 16"; wood core, pipe, socket, and 10" harp
• Covered Bowl — about 4½" × 7"; puff-stitch lid and knob
• Covered Dish — about 3½" × 9"; millinery-wire rim, White and Coral Pink
• Candy Basket and Spiral Vase
• Luncheon Set — 13" place mats, candleholders, and candy dish
• Buffet Set — Pierced and Ruffled Fruit Dish
• Wall Plates — 7" plates in White with Chartreuse, Coral Pink, Emerald, and Scarlet (plus a bedroom set in Aqua)
• Hobnail Vanity Lamp (cover)
• Grape Vase — White and Aqua
• Hobnail Trinket Dish (cover, lower left)

Starching and blocking directions are on page 15. A complete Book 78 for collectors of 1950s Lily household crochet and mid-century “glass” look-alikes.