Topic: Victorian vase or an un-carnivalised carnival vase? - ID = US Glass Company

[Tinker-Taylor]

Hello Fellow Glassy Types!

This vase is a bit odd (to me) as it makes me think of a carnival glass vase without the marigold or blue, etc.  The 'leaves' at the top have the appearance of having been cut with pinking shears.

It's 11" tall.  I would really like to know what era and, if you know or would like to guess, who made it.

Thanks in advance,
Stu.

[Anne]

Hi Stu, many designs made in carnival glass were also made in un-carnivalised glass so don't be surprised to see them I'm sure someone will be able to throw some light on it though.

[Tinker-Taylor]

WOW - thanks.  Having only guessed, I had no idea it went on.

Thanks thanks thanks!

 

[Anne]

Way back when I was new to this board and still exploring all the glass I seem to have collected over the years, I asked about a pink vase: http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,573.0.html and Glen (who knows more than a thing or two about carnival glass) told me, to my surprise, that it was made in carnival glass too: http://www.ddoty.com/sowerbydrape.html - like you, I'd never realised that the same pattern could be made in carnival and non-carnival. 

[Glen]

Sowerby Drape shown here too:
http://www.geocities.com/carni_glass_uk_2000/SowerbyGroup.html

Many, many pressed glass patterns can be found in both iridised (Carnival) and non-iridised glass. As an example, all the Sowerby items shown on that page (url above) can be found in a variety of glass types (although there are very few Royal Swans in Carnival).

However, I don't recognise the vase discussed in this thread as a Carnival pattern.

GT

[Sid]

Hello:

Your vase was made by the US Glass Company and the pattern is their 15086 Mirror Plate line. It was introduced in 1904.

[Tinker-Taylor]

Wow Sid!

The facts are lovely - thank you so much!  Very often I come to selling glass items but I always make sure I enjoy them for a few weeks first.  I will defo enjoy this more knowing where it came from.

Thanks to everyone else also.

Stu & Em

[Anne]

Glen, I was hoping you'd come in on this topic  :kissy:  it's a shame this wasn't made in Carnival as I bet it would look super! (And I looked for the Drape on your website as I thought I'd seen it there but managed to miss it. )