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Glass Discussion & Research. NO IDENTIFICATION REQUESTS here please. => British & Irish Glass => Topic started by: Kez on June 27, 2011, 03:47:38 PM
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Hello , this vase has an acid etch mark on the base that I am wondering if it will help date the vase . I have read that this blue colour was started in the 1980 , but I cannot find info on the marking . Any help would be great , with thanks .
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don't know if this helps because I couldn't see if it was the same colour :-\
http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,32681.msg176915.html#msg176915
m
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Thanks , it is a lighter blue than the cobalt blue colour in the link photo
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Hi - I have the same in green:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/skillkraft/5815452514/
I read on here - somewhere - that an acid mark denotes the last decade or so. I'm not sure how accurate that is though.
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This site gives some indication of when this acid etched mark was used.
http://www.great-glass.co.uk/glass%20notes/markd-h.htm
There is another link here:
http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,2175.0.html
that might help with dating.
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According to Mark Hill, blue Marguerites were introduced in 1992. The shade of blue can vary.
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The mark is sand-blasted not acid etched. Good to learn the difference as it can help dating pieces as post circa 1970.
Firstly the use of a stencil and secondly the texture of fine pitting as opposed to the smooth frosting of acid etching.
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Not sure about Great-Glass's dates there, I can only remember seeing this mark on later production, never on anything from the late 60s into the 70s.
John