Topic: is this Burmese?

[keith]

Came yesterday,just picked it up,bit of a pig to photo,the base is not as white as it looks,it has a broken pontil mark that has been 'smoothed' out,not polished,have put it next to a modern 'Fenton' piece to compare.

[Lustrousstone]

But does it glow bright green under a UV light? That's the test. That Fenton is much more yellow that the original Mt Washington or Webb Burmese. If it glows, I would say it was a piece of Webb. The pontil obviously cracked off too far for the mark to be polished out successfully. Expensive glass like that wouldn't have been discarded for a flaw that was going to be hidden.

[keith]

Christine,just found my mini uv light,best I could do but green it be!

[Paul S.]

congratulations Keith  -  you seem to have a winner

[KevinH]

Yes, definitely Burmese. The really neat machine-threading might suggest English, but did the Americans also do that type of threading (and do it well ?

[Ohio]

U.S Burmese is either Mt. Washington, Fenton or Pairpoint (both Gunderson & Bryden) & I  believe this is Webb in my opinion. Even though its the same chemical formula, typical Webb usually exhibits far more white shading that Mt. Washington which is more golden yellow & I cannot find any MTW pieces that have threading, but thats simply my opinion. Ken

[keith]

Thanks all

[Lustrousstone]

Looks like a second cousin to this; same dip mould, same threading, just different final shaping http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,37868.msg208082