Author Topic: Opalescent vase with stripes, Stourbridge? (Read 5660 times)

Tigerchips · « **on:** January 07, 2006, 10:57:59 PM »

I think this could be Richardsons or Webb? Or perhaps American or French?

3.5 inches high.

Red glass applied around the rim.

Rough pontil mark and plenty of ware to the base.

It has a nice orange glow when held up to the light.
Thinking back to previous posts, I think this is called a "fire".

It looks similar to glass found at Great Glass
http://www.great-glass.co.uk/library/lib2ba.htm

I've bought a UV light and I'm expecting it to come within a few days now.

I did wonder because it has a pale green colour when held up to the light. I wasn't sure if that was normal for opalescent glass as I have not owned it before.

Thanks

Lustrousstone · « **Reply #1 on:** January 09, 2006, 09:47:24 AM »

Don't know who made it but I would say not uranium. You can prove me wrong when your UV light arrives, as mine doesn't work in cyberspace.

Tigerchips · « **Reply #2 on:** January 16, 2006, 06:43:21 PM »

My UV light has just arrived and the vase doesn't glow green.

David E · « **Reply #3 on:** May 26, 2006, 02:20:23 PM »

There is a thread in the Murano section where the colour of a milky glass will appear amber-ish when viewed against daylight.

Kev came up with the definitive answer: it's arsenic, so don't lick the glass* :lol:

http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,3937.0.html

I seem to remember that the white pearline in Davidson (et al) glass was also caused by arsenic being included.

Hopefully this will help progress your findings

* Only joking, it is quite safe.

Tigerchips · « **Reply #4 on:** May 26, 2006, 04:45:53 PM »

Thanks, I wonder if it's French. I originally thought it was a Pantin as it looked a bit like a glass salt I once had. When I compared them together though they look very much different to each other, so failed there. Anyway, I don't think it's that as they only seem to use pinky kind of colours.

Quote from: "DenCill"

Kev came up with the definitive answer: it's arsenic, so don't lick the glass* :lol:

I'm very glad you told me that as I probably would have turned orange. Hmmmm. :lol:

chopin-liszt · « **Reply #5 on:** May 27, 2006, 09:31:49 AM »

:D:D

It has the look of a Stumpf, Touvier and Violette salt I have.

Tigerchips · « **Reply #6 on:** May 27, 2006, 05:41:05 PM »

Quote from: "chopin-liszt"

:D:D

In what way does it look like your salt?

Tigerchips · « **Reply #7 on:** May 27, 2006, 05:58:19 PM »

Ah, here's another one, number 6035
http://www.great-glass.co.uk/library/lib3a.htm

Could it be Pantin?

chopin-liszt · « **Reply #8 on:** May 28, 2006, 10:05:59 AM »

:D:D

http://www.great-glass.co.uk/library/lib3a.htm

I think Pantin and Stumpf, Touvier and Violette are sort of the same.
So we were on the same track, really. My salt is like Nos. 6035 + 6034 on the above page. (in "others").

It looks nothing like a burger. :shock:

Tigerchips · « **Reply #9 on:** May 28, 2006, 04:03:06 PM »

Out of the top of my head, my salt was made by Monot Stumpf. After that I think they changed it to Stumpf, Touvier and Violette and then to Pantin. Then it changed it's name to Mont Joy. Legras fits in there somewhere. :lol:

I've been googling around but I can only find pink/gold glass and cameo vases.

I'm probably barking up the wrong tree.