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Glass Discussion & Research. NO IDENTIFICATION REQUESTS here please. => Malta Glass => Topic started by: Tinker-Taylor on October 02, 2009, 10:34:13 AM
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The glass is really quite thick, and the vase is quite heavy for it's 6½" height.
The pontil is flat and polished.
I was thinking Mdina but would welcome any correction.
TIA
Stu.
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i have something very similar with a Mdina signature so you could be on the right track
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Very possibly Mdina, but definitely NOT sommerso
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Does this help?Keith.
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Thanks Keith - that's pretty conclusive - it looks just the same, give or take.
Re: 'sommerso' and my (not fluent) understanding of the language and pattern of the vase, isn't the pattern, strictly speaking, submerged in a similar way to that which was first created by the Venetians?
What I wouldn't want anyone to think is that I had any delusions about this vase being Venetian; I was only seeking to use the often-used term for submerged colour.
:) :) :) :)
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Sommerso, broadly speaking, just refers to coloured (but generally transparent) glass encased in a layer of clear glass. But, being an Italian term, it might be perceived as disingenuous when applied to non-Italian glass.
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See here http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1268558/the_sommerso_glass_technique.html
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It would have been nice to read the article on sommerso without much of the text being obscured by intrusive advertising.
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Grazie tutti!
Ciao for now!
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hi keith and tinker-taylor and all.
you have just id our little vase for us ;) it was going to be one of our next posting thanks guys :thup: kim & ed
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Ah yes, that's a more classic Mdina top too. If you type Mdina into ebay, you'll see a few in the same style but in pink with blue swirls. Really nice vases though - congrats! :)