Topic: Robinson & Bolton Warrington Pressed Glass Tazza / Comport

[mhgcgolfclub]

For reference Robinson & Bolton of Warrington  pressed glass tazza / comport .

Design No. 187536 registered 14th June 1865.

First time I have seen this tazza.

Height 6.75"
Diameter 9"

Roy

[Paul S.]

nice piece Roy...........    the Kew records show what appears to be a plate only and as you can see the drawing doesn't include the column/support like your tazza  -  and a little unusually it includes the decoration as opposed to just a shape.

As usual, watermarking forces some loss of clarity...........the wording reads
"To be Registered for 3 years in Class 3 in the names of Messrs. Robinson & Bolton Warrington - June 14th 1865".

[agincourt17]

A rarity indeed, Roy.

Thank you, Paul, for kindly showing the Design Representation from TNA.

The Peter Robinson & Edward Bolton, Orford Lane Glass Works, Warrington partnership is mentioned by Thomas Joyce at
http://www.inchicore-pressedglass-museum.org/Edward%20Bolton1.htm
and their RD 187536 is listed as the second of their five registered designs, but this is the first actual example that I have seen shown anywhere.

Roy has already shown Robinson and Bolton’s RD 105196 of 23 June 1856 at
http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,40114.0.html
and their RD 195272 of  17 February 1866 at http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,52818.msg300011.html#msg300011
so that only leaves examples their RDs 189615 and 189616 (both registered on 11 September 1865) to be revealed now.

Fred.

[mhgcgolfclub]

Thanks Paul and Fred

It is also the first example I have seen , although I have a second example which came with it with a shorter base.

I cannot be sure if it was made and finished this way , a chip polished out after it came out of the mold or if it was chipped and polished out later.

Thanks Roy