does it ?:-) - I know that glass made using lead oxide - made mostly for the purposes of cutting - can be heavy - but why should silica in the form of crushed flints/pebbles, as opposed to silica in the form of sand - cause the weight to increase that dramatically?
of course use of the word 'flint' is a misnomer anyway, particularly in reference to pressed glass - silica in the form of crushed flint pebbles - which was the origin of the use of the name 'flint' glass - hasn't be in use for eons - certainly not even back in the heyday of Sowerby.
Despite that factory's use of words like flint and crystal, it's very clear from George Sowerby's own letters of patent c. 1880, that it was sand that he was using in his 'flint' (clear) glass).
Unfortunately, flint and crystal are words misused still.
Originally, the use of flints/pebbles would have produced a more or less clear glass, although the use of a decolourant must have been commonplace.
Sorry to say, but pressed glass without a Rd. No. or diamond lozenge is going to be nigh on impossible to id, unless the particular shape or pattern can be recognized, and as commented, many houses made paired dishes something along the lines of this one - although kidney/Paisley shapes might be less common. Also, since we don't have a clue as to country of origin, this will compound the problem.
Believe there was a States glass house - sorry, forget now who (might it have B. & S.?) - where, due to their location by a river, they had easy access to pebbles.
P.S. I've assumed the op's glass is pressed - please correct me if I'm wrong. the pattern showing on this piece reminds me of some eastern European cutting - or perhaps even Some of the EAP items.
Topic: Flint glass twin dish - identification? ID = Greener (Read 1389 times)
