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Author Topic: Mystery art deco blue/turquoise uranium glass vase.  (Read 9819 times)

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Offline Anne E.B.

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Mystery art deco blue/turquoise uranium glass vase.
« on: May 18, 2006, 01:23:38 PM »
Following Peter's advice about this piece deserving its own topic - here it is :P  Hopefully someone might have some ideas about it.  I've had it for a couple of years now and have never seen anything like it.  I know its not Whitefriars, but apart from that ..... :?
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/glassie/misc760.jpg

Its a whopping 2kg, but only 7½" high - thick walled - hooped, rounded polished rim.  The base is circular, but the walls then become oval shape.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/glassie/misc394.jpg

It has a polished pontil mark on the base, where there is age associated wear.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/glassie/misc392.jpg

The colour is beautiful - but hard to capture - kind of a blue/green as opposed to a yellow/green.

Any suggestions please? :P
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« Reply #1 on: May 19, 2006, 10:09:39 AM »
Leerdam?
cheers Ray

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« Reply #2 on: August 22, 2006, 09:38:10 AM »
Thought I'd bump this one - in the hope that someone might recognise it.

Just discovered that it is U.V. reactive.  This pic. is taken with just a keyring UV torch.  It actually glows better than the pic. shows.  May be this will help to narrow it down or eliminate some possibilities?  :P

U.V.light  http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/glassie/hoopedvase003.jpg
Daylight  http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/glassie/misc740.jpg

TIA :D
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Mystery art deco blue/turquoise uranium glass vase.
« Reply #3 on: August 22, 2006, 10:42:40 AM »
that reminds me of the Cambridge Glass "sweet potato" vase (pg 41 of Hazel Marie Weatherman's "Colored Glassware of the Depression Era" vol 2.............although the vase pictured there has a widening at the rim, which yours doesnt seem to have
They were used to grow sweet potato vines

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« Reply #4 on: August 22, 2006, 11:35:47 AM »
I WANT IT. Now I know its uranium. I'm sure you won't have room for it when you move   :mrgreen:  :mrgreen:

Blue/turquoise uranium glass is very uncommon and if it glows that much with just a torch...

Change the title and add uranium, might attract Mr Vaseline's attention then.

I'll have a root in Barrie Skelcher when I get home

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« Reply #5 on: August 22, 2006, 12:31:19 PM »
Quote from: "Lustrousstone"
I WANT IT. Now I know its uranium. I'm sure you won't have room for it when you move   :mrgreen:  :mrgreen:


GERROFF! :lol: :twisted:

Thanks very much Christine and Alma :P   What a decadent way to grow sweet potato vines 8)

I only discovered it was uranium glass quite by accident, shining the torch in a darkened cupboard on something else and the vase happened to be next to it, waiting to be packed away!  Doh!  don't know why it took me so long.... may be I do...... :roll:  Still trying to get hold of a decent UV bulb, so it will be interesting to see it under a better light source.  I've got to admit its one of my favourite pieces.
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« Reply #6 on: August 22, 2006, 06:23:47 PM »
Not the same and different colour but see this:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160019565833
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« Reply #7 on: August 22, 2006, 07:24:52 PM »
That's a really nice looking vase Pat 8) .  I'd love to know what is written on the base.  Anyone know?

Apologies Cheri for incorrect name :oops:
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« Reply #8 on: August 24, 2006, 12:19:05 AM »
thanks for changing the title....i would not have looked otherwise.  I don't know who made it, but have come across other things that were blue/turquois/teal in color that were uranium reactive.  Sorry I can't be of more help.  I am color blind and for the most part, only see yellow-green uranium.  I don't see greeeeeeen depression, or teal, or burmese, or custard, or any of those other UV reactive glass.  my eyes just sorta glaze over them.  When it is yellow-green, though, my eyes get really serious!

Dave
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« Reply #9 on: August 24, 2006, 06:44:14 AM »
Barrie Skelcher had nothing useful on blue uranium glass either

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