Topic: Wedgwood glass mug? If so is it a ft piece?

[surfersam]

Good evening,

Is there anyone who could advise on the Wedgwood glass. I have just bought a mug in a brick and brac shop and I am wondering if the mug is wedgewood or not!

The mug has a very unusual handle and is quite heavy. I think the colour matches some other Wedgwood pieces I have seen.

I would also like to say thank you for all the help in finding infomation on the slko union.

Thank you for your help.

[chopin-liszt]

 :spls:

Is the rim heat-finished or polished? I'm not really sure about WW. I have a smoke coloured tankard I suspect might be WW (it's a nice one to use, doesn't really matter), but it's a more tapered shape and the handle is smoky too.

I don't think yours is anywhere near 12" though.

[surfersam]

Blimey 12" that's a big one! No it's about 4.5" and a polished rim.

[chopin-liszt]

Mine isn't 12" Sam, it's 5.25" tall, quite normal. Holds a tin of beer nicely.
I was teasing you about saying; "is it a ft piece"

I don't think WW would polish a rim of a drinking glass - it's an uncomfortable thing to drink from.

But best wait for folk who know much more about this subject than me! :thup:

[glassobsessed]

What is unusual about the handle? I can't tell from your photos.

John

[jakgene]

Hi Surfer sam. I've just looked in Susan Tobin's Wedgwood  Glass book, and don't think it is theirs. Although she doesn't give measurements theirs are much squatter, as wide as they are tall.  Have also checked the Smithson's Dartington glass  book, and can't see anything there in the FT designs that matches either.. Sorry ! JAK, West Oz

[suzygpr]

There is a tankard that has just popped up on ebay - looks similar to yours.  The seller isn't sure of origin either but if someone ID's it for them it may be relevant to yours.
Ebay No. 220602200403

Suzy x

[ladysmt]

Greetings,

On close examination of the mug, it is a nice piece but clearly NOT Wedgwood. The definitive clue is its colour. Wedgwood never used that shade of blue at any time. Wedgwood's blues are both a sapphire and a slate colour. All glass factories have a "recipe" for their glass. There is rarely any cross-over. If you are familiar with the works of particular companies, you will readily recognise their products. You can't confuse Murano with Whitefriars with Wedgwood with Langham, etc, etc.

There are several blue items illustrated in Susan Tobin's book, "Wedgwood Glass". There are also examples of every colour used by Wedgwood. Shapes may be similar, but colours are factory unique.

Enjoy your mug from whatever company it came. I hope you bought a bargain. We all love one.

[Cathy B]

All glass factories have a "recipe" for their glass. There is rarely any cross-over. If you are familiar with the works of particular companies, you will readily recognise their products. You can't confuse Murano with Whitefriars with Wedgwood with Langham, etc, etc.

There are several blue items illustrated in Susan Tobin's book, "Wedgwood Glass". There are also examples of every colour used by Wedgwood. Shapes may be similar, but colours are factory unique.

This isn't strictly true for all factories. While many had good quality control, others could be less fussy and create lots of accidental variations. My favourite factory, Crown Crystal, were distinctly slapdash, meaning some colours are extremely rare. The recipes were measured in handsful.

Your argument that colours are factory unique is also doubtful. The greens and ambers from Bagley, Sowerby, Crown and the Czech companies were all very similar, so I don't think it's possible to identify or exclude a piece on colour alone. All they need is a similar recipe.

It would be great if more people could comment on this.

[chopin-liszt]

And many makers nowadays simply buy in coloured enamels which they melt - Peter Layton is a prime example here.
They are not making the colours themselves any more.