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Whitefriars Meadow Green 9610 Knobbly Vase

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vidrioguapo:
I have loads of knobblies, including the same Meadow Green one as yours Nic.  I don't think your flattened rim is an issue.  Most of the straight sided ones (i use that term loosely) such as the 9610 seem to have flatter rather than rounded polished rims. Of course they are not symmetrical by very nature of the design, but if you mean that yours is fire polished but has a flattish appearance then that seems to be the norm. If however, you are saying that it is flattish and ground (like the top of a Hambone vase for example) then that might indicate it has been tampered with - but it doesn't look like that has happened from your photo. Emmi

Pinkspoons:
Hello Emmi.

I have one of these in Ruby, and the rim is rounded, blobby, and all over the place, as seems to be the norm with the photographs of other ones I've seen. But the rim of the MG one is distinctly flat and angular on top (but still fire-polished) like it was pushed against a marver when being formed.

Edit:

Rim Close-Up
If the flattening is intentional, might it have been designed as a lamp base? I see no evidence that it ever had any fitting on it, so it's just idle speculation....

vidrioguapo:
Well, most of mine have a similar rim to yours.(and I have most of the colours and shapes )  I doubt if it was made as a lamp base, it would have had to be a very large fitting.  I really do think the finish to your rims and most of mine is fairly standard, so haven't much else to add.  Emmi

Pinkspoons:
Okay, well it never hurts to ask. I only have the two vases and with the rims being so different I just wondered. :)

Thanks Emmi.

vidrioguapo:
Maybe your ruby one is the odd man out!!! Could I see a photo of that rim when you have a moment. I do like to see blobby and all over the place once in a while! ;D Emmi

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