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Tony H:
Hi Heveryone

Bernard.
I sent an email to Broadfield House with a photo of my Crinoline Lady, here is a copy of the reply.

Dear Tony Hodgson

Thanks for your email about your crinoline lady figurine.

I have looked at your photograph and, as you say, there are considerable differences between your crinoline lady and the one illustrated in the Jobling catalogue (presume you are referring to the catalogue published by Tyne and Wear Museums in 1985?).  I doubt whether Jobling would have produced two different models, so my feeling is that your figurine is unlikely to have been made by Jobling.  Jobling got quite a few of their ideas for pressed glass from the continent of Europe, so I suspect that your figurine is probably a continental example, perhaps Czechoslovakian, which Jobling used as the inspiration for their own version.

We have one of the Jobling crinoline ladies in our collection, and I attach a photograph.  The figure is 9.5 ins high (24 cms) and is not marked.

I hope this information is of use.  

Yours sincerely

Roger Dodsworth
Broadfield House Glass Museum
Stourbridge, UK

PS Sorry, can't attach the image because of technical problems.  Will do so when sorted out.    

I will post a copy of the photo when Roger sends it.

Tony H.

Tony H:
Hi everyone
Update to our Crinoline Lady, so far no photo from Roger at Broadfield House.

My wife and I went to a street market on Sunday morning in Cambridge (NZ) and look what I found.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v325/d554to/CrinolineLadyandBaskketofFlowers.jpg

another Crinoline Lady, this one has a basket of flowers at her waist, her hair is not the same also her dress, but they are the same, in the way they are made, if this makes sence.

Here they are together.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v325/d554to/CrinolineLadystogether.jpg

Both are 6" high and 3" in diameter at the base, flower basket weighs 0.480kgs shawl weighs 0.484kgs

Jobling Crinoline Lady is 9 & 1/2  ins.
Has anyone any ideas on who made these?

Tony H

Glen:
Tony, I can't provide the info on who made these ladies, but I can tell you that I own the twin sister to the one you purchased yesterday! Mine is identical in every way to your Lady #2 and was found in the UK.

Glen

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