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Edward Moore Chalice Vase ????

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Cathy B:

--- Quote from: fiddlesticks ---definitely not opaline, true colour is vaseline, compared it to my tub of !! :lol: Camera never takes good pictures of items this colour.
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Hi there,

You don't say where you are from, but this description of "vaseline" suggests you're Australian! :) Vaseline glass is named for the old vaseline, which was a yellow colour (it must have been horrible petrochemical stuff, and to think we used to put it on our chapped lips!). Opaline glass often gets called vaseline in Australia.

Tony Haytor's glass site has a good explanation for the novice:
http://www.1st-glass.1st-things.com/vaselineglass.html

Cheers,
Cathy

Glen:
There's an "alabaster table centre" attributed to Richardson's in Manley's Decorative Glass that looks a lot like this item. He notes they were popular in the US.

Iam sure I must be barking up the wrong tree, but thought I'd throw it in anyhow.

Anonymous:
okey dokey, will go with Ivo on this one, thanks to all for info, will have a better mooch on the net again see what else I can find out about this piece :lol:

Glen:
Cathy said

--- Quote ---Opaline glass often gets called vaseline in Australia.
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And look what gets called vaseline in the UK
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/STUNNING-CARNIVAL-GLASS-VASELINE-POSY-VASE_W0QQitemZ7343253020QQcategoryZ16QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

BTW this piece is a contemporary toothpick holder.

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