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Glen:
By the way, Paul - what's the colour? It's hard to be sure in the photo.

G

chuggy:
Thanks Glen after reading the article I'm more confuded than ever as the base shape seems to suggest Holly, but the illustrations of the pattern are pepper plant with the berries starting at the bottom with 3 on the right and then a single on the left.
Paul

Glen:
Paul, can you take a photo that shows the base? That will determine whether you have PP or Holly. And maybe tell us the colour of the base glass, if you can.

Glen

chuggy:
Thanks Glen here's a picture of the base and despite the strong amethyst colouring the glass is a fairly dark marigold.

http://i5.tinypic.com/16hp6c3.jpg

Paul

Glen:
OK Paul - that is the Holly pattern in the hat shape. The Pepper Plant variation is really the same pattern but an earlier mould using a hexagonal base that is ground and not "Snapped up". The pattern differs in that the berries are pulled down into elongated shapes that got called peppers. It is the same pattern concept. The round (snapped up) collar base (marie) shows that you have the later Holly hat.

Is the base colour clear? It does look like it's amethyst.

Nice piece, by the way. Not wildly scarce or anything, but a good looking piece of Carnival.

Glen
(ps I hope I made sense - it's not easy to explain)

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