Glass Discussion & Research. NO IDENTIFICATION REQUESTS here please. > British & Irish Glass
Vaseline bowl - ID needed
David555:
Hi Bernard
I know .... but I had to ask - it's just so much your field of expertise.
You make quite a good point about the Stourbridge terminology, I get what you mean - glass and glass research being your profession must and should make you guarded against attributions, especially as you say from a photo.
If you can only identify around 10% of Walsh fancies in the flesh - what chance have I.
I stick with it being a lovely little piece that cost a few pounds.
I would however like to be your shadow for a week Bernard; those were two fantastic buys you made.
J Walsh Walsh Ltd are a company that have always fascinated me, I am doing a bit more research in that area - I am not to far from 'The Mitchell Library' in Glasgow (one of the biggest reference libraries in the Europe). Are there any books apart from the one you mentioned I should look at? - they have a large glass section including old factory catalogues and glass fair/exhibition booklets.
No great hurry, I go down there and 'search the archives' maybe twice a week.
You know my first love was Victorian and art nouveau glass and ceramics; I grew into later eras through selling on eBay. I am only now starting to collect the older pieces again as I no longer need to think "Oh I better buy that Willow W/F coffin vase (lovely as it is) rather than that the older piece as I can't ID it easily and the W/F is a sure seller"
LOL
Thanks as always
Bernard C:
--- Quote from: "David555" ---... I would however like to be your shadow for a week Bernard ...
--- End quote ---
Adam — I can assure you that you would not enjoy it at all. You would be bored out of your mind. I am the most indecisive buyer ever. Janet just walks away and leaves me to it.
--- Quote from: "David555" ---... 'The Mitchell Library' in Glasgow ... have a large glass section including old factory catalogues and glass fair/exhibition booklets. ...
--- End quote ---
We would all be grateful for a list of what they have in their collection, together with details of how to access it. Primary sources like these are rare and can sometimes provide the key to attributing a whole range of glass. Often such a key is not at all obvious, but to the right person with the right experience it is.
Oh, and thanks for your kind comments about my two recent Walsh purchases. I wish more felt the same about this beautiful glass.
... "rose bowl" — American collector terminology for a fully cupped frilly-rimmed bowl.
... "Walsh mother-of-pearl" — a very specific style of iridised cased glass made by Walsh, quite distinct from the American collector terminology for air trap, "mother-of-pearl", often abbreviated to "MOP", which is a genericisation of one American glassworks' original trade name for air trap.
Apologies for using these terms without explanation.
Bernard C. 8)
mrvaselineglass:
For what it is worth....
I was just flipping through a book called THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF OPALESCENT GLASS, 5th Edition, by Edwards and Carwile, and saw the same basic shape as your little vase (and mine), only it had each side dimpled a bit (one large shallow dimple, making it sort of a 'rounded cube' - 4 dimples total). They named it DIMPLE and called it a spill for holding matches. Not saying they are right or wrong, just telling you what was described in their book. There are some glaring errors in the book in other places. Oh, and they gave a value of $185US for it.
Dave
aka Mr. Vaseline Glass
David555:
Thanks
A match holder is something I never thought of. I have top hats and small bowls and know they are match holders as they have dimples at the base or tracks around the top rim.
'A spill for holding matches' I will look into this
Adam
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[*] Previous page
Go to full version