I know the provenance of this cake stand, but I am clueless about what to call it. I simply used a layman description of the item without a true knowledge of WHAT to call it. This cake stand was a weeding gift to my wife's Grand Mother in 1939 and was, purportedly, purchased at Tiffany & Co. at their 5th Avenue store. Beyond that, I have no way of figuring it out. I called Tiffany, but they said they stopped making stained glass cake stands in the mid-1940's and they did not have any information since then. If there are any member in this forum who can provide information, I would be most grateful...even if the information is just WHAT TO CALL IT!
As the trite expression goes, they don't make them like they used too. This cake stand is VERY HEAVY glass...the dome weighs about 8 pounds by itself! Thank you.