Topic: Cloud glass question.

[keith]

Got this today, green and reddish brown, the question is, this one has tiny indentations on the rim, is that common ?  you can just make them out on the first picture

[Anne]

Keith, can you tell me what size this is please?

[keith]

Sorry forgot, it's 9.5 inches across,

[Anne]

Ta Keith. It reminded me of the moss green one I picked up late last year which is about the same size, and I wondered if they may be from same stable, but the base is different - mine has a polished pontil mark and yours seems to be slightly depressed, and I think your bottom is a bit wider than mine (not often I can get away with saying that!  )

[David E]

This is Topaz-Briar, Keith, and one of the more uncommon cloud colours and only made from 1957–61. I have a few T-B examples myself, including some rare examples that are satinated all over, or just satinated on the outside.

A good find (again...) 

[Lustrousstone]

I think the indentations may be cooling artefacts

[keith]

Thanks all, not sure what you mean by 'cooling artefacts' Christine, it's a uniform mark all the way round, David, do your pieces have such marks ?

[Paul S.]

I think the word is satinised David

I have a couple of Davidson (I think) bowls in ruby with what appear to be definite and regular indentations/toothed/almost cog wheel decoration around the rim  -  will dig them out and post shortly.         I really don't think they're the result of cooling.           One is quite wonky from memory.

Very nice by the way Keith.

[Paul S.]

two ruby bowls - presumably identical, although one is so wonky it must have been a seconds I think.         Looks to match Keith's example in shape, and could be wrong by believe it's Davidson's No. 21 pattern bowl, showing (as blue) in the top picture on page 81 of the Stewart's book 'DAVIDSON GLASS - a history'.             The book shows this bowl to have been part of a trio which also included a stand and frog.
In the book picture you can see the regular rim decoration as described by Keith, and does appear to have been a very definite and intended form of  decoration, although get a feeling that there was some slight hit and miss in the strength of appearance. 
One of my examples shows the pattern clearly - the other has this only weakly, and both have the W or M, in relief on the underside of the foot.  Seem to remember we discussed for months, which letter this was intended to be - although don't remember whether it was ever resolved.
Does yours have this mark on the base Keith? 
The size of these red examples matches that of Keith's bowl.



Don't think Anne's piece is related - partly due to the shape, and partly due to the description of the pontil depression.

[keith]

Hello Paul, no marks to the base but the foot is the same as yours, topaz and briar !  brown and green where I come from !