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Cloud glass plinth - Colour? Maker? ID = Davidson No. 1 plinth (4")

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Anne E.B.:
I'm not too sure what this could actually be - Davidson's purple/amethyst or Walther violet or pink? I checked Chris & Val's cloud glass site where I spotted these possibilities.   It has a matt finish - not polished, so does that mean its not Davidson?  There are no markings to be seen.  Its quite large - but again I'm a little confused as to how to actually measure these things.  Are they measured across their widest part, or just across the recess?  This one has a 4" diam. recess, and 6" at its widest.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/glassie/cloudglass003.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/glassie/cloudglass004.jpg

I haven't come across one this colour before so its completely thrown me. Any help would be much appreciated. Many thanks as always :P

Adam:
It looks vaguely Davidson to me, but either Bernard or Chris/Val will know.  All I can say definitely is that the acid etched finish does NOT exclude Davidson - a great deal of their stuff was so treated.

Adam D.

ChrisStewart:
Hi,
    It is a Davidson purple cloud glass plinth. Davidson did make some items of cloud glass with an all matt finish. We have a 1910MD in purple cloud which is all matt except for the flower dome and it looks stunning!

Regards

Chris

pamela:
Anne, IMHO the oval shape would perhaps only fit to Walther's 'Hermann' Brotkorb "bread 'basket'" (more an oval bowl) - the only one I can see that was made in Oralit too

http://www.pressglas-pavillon.de/schalen/00807.html

and: I can see no Oralit plinth in Walther catalogues, which of course does mean nothing, they perhaps could have made them anyway ...  :twisted:  

no idea of measurements of Hermann, I'm afraid - but about 4" equal to nearly/abt. 11 cms? could fit, but despite this Hermann bowl, I do not know any Walther centrepiece with oval shaped base, requesting a plinth

 :?

Anne E.B.:
Many thanks Adam and Chris.
Much appreciated as always :P

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