Topic: Cranberry 'spatter' vase.

[keith]

Thanks all,no prob's Paul,will check out the possible Dugan/Italian connection,ta,

[obscurities]

I do not believe it is Dugan.....  Dugan's frit is typically quite a bit more textured on the surface than this appears to be....  Other than that I am not sure....

Craig

[flying free]

Anita you're right about the similarity with those mystery italian pieces!  I have one of those pieces in the hall and it was exactly what caught my eye last night after this post. 
m

[jsmeasell]

The short-lived [Harry] Bastow Glass Co., Coudersport, Pennsylvania (late 1903 to May, 1904) made a line called Pompeii which had ribs and frit. I've seen items in green glass with amber frit that look much like this shape, I think. A nice profile picture would really help, especially so I could see the contour near the bottom of the piece.

I don't think this is any sort of "baked on" enamel or a cold decoration. The white/blue colors and texture look much like Harry Northwood's "Granite Ware" from Ellwood City in 1894-95, and Bastow was there, learning all he could from Harry Northwood. 

[keith]

Thanks for all the posts re- this piece,have included some more pic's for James

[flying free]

Keith I can't find anything exactly the same on here but I came across this article whilst searching for something else and thought you might find it interesting.  It's quite hard to navigate and scroll down on (possibly because I am impatient in letting it load the pictures) but very interesting pieces on here -

http://theantiquarian.us/Dugan%20Works%20Notes%20.htm

m

[keith]

Thanks 'm' the page is slow to load isn't it but the Dugan,Japanese line rose bowl is very similar in decoration,ta,Keith