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Author Topic: Edward Webb Worcester Ivory posy, White House Glassworks  (Read 1419 times)

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Edward Webb Worcester Ivory posy, White House Glassworks
« on: April 16, 2012, 07:25:59 PM »
I was so pleased to find this at an antiques fair on Sunday. Worcester Ivory, which contains uranium, was introduced in 1883. The web with an E is Edward Webb's mark.
http://theantiquarian.us/Hist.%20William%20Webb,%20Jr.%20&%20Edward%20Webb.htm

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Re: Edward Webb Worcester Ivory posy, White House Glassworks
« Reply #1 on: April 16, 2012, 09:28:24 PM »
Very classy - the enamelling works beautifully on that opaque glass.
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