Topic: Dartington Marguerite vase acid etch mark help please

[Kez]

Hello , this vase has an acid etch mark on the base that I am wondering if it will help date the vase . I have read that this blue colour was started in the 1980 , but I cannot find info on the marking . Any help would be great , with thanks .

[flying free]

don't know if this helps because I couldn't see if it was the same colour 
http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,32681.msg176915.html#msg176915

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[Kez]

Thanks , it is a lighter blue than the cobalt blue colour in the link photo

[yesvil]

Hi - I have the same in green:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/skillkraft/5815452514/

I read on here - somewhere - that an acid mark denotes the last decade or so.  I'm not sure how accurate that is though.

[rosieposie]

This site gives some indication of when this acid etched mark was used.
http://www.great-glass.co.uk/glass%20notes/markd-h.htm

There is another link here:
http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,2175.0.html
that might help with dating.

[Lustrousstone]

According to Mark Hill, blue Marguerites were introduced in 1992. The shade of blue can vary.

[Frank]

The mark is sand-blasted not acid etched. Good to learn the difference as it can help dating pieces as post circa 1970.

Firstly the use of a stencil and secondly the texture of fine pitting as opposed to the smooth frosting of acid etching.

[glassobsessed]

Not sure about Great-Glass's dates there, I can only remember seeing this mark on later production, never on anything from the late 60s into the 70s.

John