Flute and Cane - Imperial
Flute and Cane is pretty much as the name says; a band of flutes below which is a cane pattern. Although many shapes were made, only the pitchers are seen very often. Most shapes are only found in clambroth or marigold but occassionally something in smoke or a rare blue, purple or white will be found. Imperial catalogs show this pattern as mold number 666. Flute and Cane was probably manufactured in the late classic era of carnival glass as ads showing this pattern are dated in the 1920s.

There are two sizes of milk pitchers; a shorter version and one about 8 1/2 inches tall. These are mostly found in marigold but the shorter milk pitcher is known in a rare smoke while the taller one is known in a rare purple and a rare white. The shorter milk pitcher is 5 3/4 inches tall and has a base of 3 inches. The photo on the left show the 5 3/4 inch milk pitcher and the 8 1/2 inch milk pitcher which both appear in the ad in the center photo.

There are two sizes of tumblers. The taller tumbler is referred to as a lemonade. It holds 12 ounces and is 4 5/8 inches tall. The other is the standard tumbler. It holds 9 ounces and is 4 inches tall.
Above are other shapes found, only in clambroth or marigold, in Flute and Cane. To the left is a sherbert which is 3 1/4 inches tall and has a top diameter of 3 3/4 inches and a jelly which is 6 inches tall and has a top diameter of 4 7/8 inches. Both the sherbert and the jelly sit on the same underplate. The underplate is 6 1/8 inches across and has a base of 3 1/4 inches. To be an underplate it must have an inset in the plate where the stemmed piece can sit. In the center is a photo of the back side of the underplate.

The candlesticks are quite rare in marigold and even more rare in smoke. Purple candlesticks are known but they may be a contemporary re-issue.

To the right is an extremely rare Flute and Cane piece. It is an 11 inch chop plate in a light marigold.
Above to the left is a photo of a breakfast set consisting of a sugar and a creamer. The sugar and creamer are 3 3/4 inches tall and have bases of 2 1/4 inches.

The photo in the center shows a goblet and a cordial. The goblet is 6 1/2 inches tall. The cordial is 3 1/2 inches tall. There is a slightly taller wine at 4 inches. All of these stemmed shapes are to be considered rare.

The compote, in the photo to the right, is 6 1/2 inches tall and has a top diameter of 6 to 7 inches depending on how much they are flared. Notice the plain base on the one to the left.
Bowls in this pattern are available in several shapes including this clambroth Flute and Cane eight ruffled bowl. It is 8 inches across with a 4 3/4-inch base. Also shown are two round bonbons. Bonbons have two handles. The front bonbon is 6 1/2 inches handle to handle and the rear bonbon is 7 1/2 inches handle to handle. The cup, in the photo to the right, is only 2 1/2 inches tall and has a 2 inch base. Sometimes the cup is referred to as a mug or a custard cup as there is no known saucer.

Next are two oval relish dishes. The marigold in front measures 6 5/8 inches long by 4 inches wide. This relish is only 1 3/8 inches tall. The clambroth relish in the back measures 8 1/2 inches long by 5 1/2 inches wide. This relish is 1 3/4 inches tall. Relish dishes can be found in smoke. Also shown are a four sides up bowl and a round flared bowl both coming from the same mold as the eight ruffled bowl above.
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An ad from a 1923 Butler Brothers catalog showing other bowl shapes along with an old Imperial catalog page showing three Flute and Cane stems in the lower left corner; the cordial, the wine and the goblet.