As promised here is Part-2 of the Terminology Guide Made Easy!....

ALE GLASS:    Ale glasses are footed, short stemmed, with a long bowl that is quite large in diameter, and are Rare.  Ales were produced in many odd patterns & are hard to find in well-known patterns such as Excelsior in which they were made.

CUP PLATE:   Cup Plates preceded most pattered glass, were made in both clear and colored glass, & were made everywhere from New England to Pennsylvania to Ohio.  If all color ranges are included, there are from 1,000 to 5,000 types & styles of cup plates produced in the early glass making era.  The cup plate probably had multiple roles to play (3" size) as an individual butter dish, as well as a plate to place the handless cup once the tea was poured onto the saucer.  By the time the 3 1/2" was being made in patterns, as was tableware in sets, there was no actual need for the cup plate.

COMPOTE:  A shallow or deep bowl fused to a stem or standard, which is either high or low, and used for fruit.  *Clear or colored glass, & matched patterns or stand alone*

TODDY GLASS:   A "hot drink" glass;  a heavy, tall jar-like glass, similar to a "flip glass."

TODDY PLATE:   The original use of this 4 1/4" wide, lacy & also sometimes patterned glass plates as they have come to be known, is no longer known, nor is thier original use. (One pattern it can be found in is: "Grape Vine and Harp")  It is most logical to assume the utilization was to hold the hot toddy glass to keep a table from being marked.....or used as a cup pltae for those who used a spoon & smaller cup plates prooved too small.

**Thank you for taking the time to read these guides, I hope they prove usefull, now & as a reference tool later.

*Sources:  Smithsonian Glass, Ruth Webb Lee, & my Grandfather