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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass Trinket Sets => Topic started by: Connie on November 22, 2005, 09:16:56 PM

Title: Vaseline Vanity Set - Jacobean ? ID = Bernsdorf 'Lady'
Post by: Connie on November 22, 2005, 09:16:56 PM

Here is another vanity set.  This one is pale yellow green of what we Americans call vaseline glass. Is this Jacobean? 

 Whole set  (http://www.glassmavenhaven.com/connie/vvset2.JPG)

Close up of the bottles  (http://www.glassmavenhaven.com/connie/vvset4.JPG)

 It glows stongly under UV.  DH saw it sitting on the dining room table in natural sunlight and commented on the strong glow.  (http://www.glassmavenhaven.com/connie/vvset10.JPG)

I am reasonably sure it is not American. They are not marked in any manner.

Mod: Pics gone but catalogue photo further down thread.

Title: Vaseline Vanity Set - Jacobean ?
Post by: pamela on November 22, 2005, 09:25:07 PM

Hi Connie, guess this is the one you announced on the other thread?
BEAUTIFUL!

Title: Vaseline Vanity Set - Jacobean ?
Post by: Glen on November 22, 2005, 09:38:11 PM

Connie - I don't think this is Inwald's Jacobean.

I suggest it is actually Bernsdorf's "Lady" suite.

Glen
ps I am not sure, but I think that Walther may also have used this pattern - I'll check and get back to you. Hmmn, can't see it - so stay with Bernsdorf - 1932 catalogue.

Title: Vaseline Vanity Set - Jacobean ?
Post by: Connie on November 22, 2005, 10:19:37 PM

Thank you, Pamela.  It is lovely.

Glen - thank you for the information.  I just learned to NOT google Bernsdorf Lady  :shock: I ended up on a German escort service site  :lol:

But by putting in Bernsdork Glass, I found this site

http://www.pressglas.de/Sammlung/Teller_Einfuhrungstext/English/Explanations/Glassworks/glassworks.html

While I can read enough French to understand the gist of a website, my German is very lacking.  :cry: I will spend some quiet time tomorrow just paging through that site and hopefully find the pattern. Even if I don't it will be fun looking  :)

Title: Vaseline Vanity Set - Jacobean ?
Post by: Glen on November 22, 2005, 10:29:39 PM

Connie  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:

That is sooo funny - thanks for the giggle. Sorry to send you to an X rated site.

If you can't find an illustration of Lady then I will try and scan some items in for you tomorrow.

I know what you mean about that wonderful vaseline glow. We have some of ours in the bay window and in the twilight, the glow is almost ethereal. Wonderful!

Glen

Title: Vaseline Vanity Set - Jacobean ?
Post by: Glen on November 23, 2005, 09:00:41 AM

Connie - here are the scans of "Lady". Extract from the Bernsdorf Musterbuch, 1932 - from Pressglas Korrespondenz courtesy Siegmar Gieselberger.

http://tinypic.com/fzckli.jpg

http://tinypic.com/fzckma.jpg

Glen

Title: Vaseline Vanity Set - Jacobean ?
Post by: Connie on November 23, 2005, 11:38:06 AM

Thank you, Glen   (http://www.glassmavenhaven.com/forum/images/smilies/kiss.gif)

Title: Vaseline Vanity Set - Jacobean ?
Post by: Connie on November 26, 2005, 11:26:30 AM

Pamela - I apologize. I should have realized that you would have a piece of this pattern pictured on your site.  After Glen provided the copy of the catalog page (thank you Glen) I saw you have a vase in this pattern on your site  :oops:

Glen and Pamela,  I would like to thank you both for helping me identify both of my vanity sets.  I am going to add them to my website and would like to give credit to this board and you both specifically. Is it permissible to mention your names?

I would also like to add both your sites to my "Favorite Sites" link page on my website if that is OK with you also.

Title: Vaseline Vanity Set - Jacobean ?
Post by: Glen on November 26, 2005, 11:35:55 AM

Connie, of course you can mention my name (http://www.smileys.ws/smls/action/00000014.gif) (Glen Thistlewood). I'd be honored. Can you also credit Siegmar Gieselberger and his Pressglas Korrespondenz?

And yes, please, add my website. I will do the same with yours too, of course.

Many thanks.

Glen

Title: Vaseline Vanity Set - Jacobean ?
Post by: Connie on November 27, 2005, 09:02:37 PM

Thank you, Glen.

I have added the toilette sets and recognized the contributions of this board and it's members.

I have also added links on my special links page.  If anyone linked there wants a different description for their link (or wants it removed), then please just e-mail me.  My e-mail is on my homepage (link in sig line).

Thank you again for all the assistance in correctly identifying these pieces  :)