Topic: Depression glass; pale blue sugar bowl

[TouchesbyAngelina]

Any ideas on the origin of this sugar bowl?

It may be a modern reproduction because it is too "neat" (no wear). Its greatest diameter is nearly 10 cm and it's also nearly 10 cm tall. The ribs divide it into 12 faces/planes. I found it in a charity shop in the UK, yesterday.

Thanks for looking.

Angelina

[Anne]

Now the question is, is it a sugar bowl or is it a pot from a trinket set??? I suspect the latter at that size... let me go see what I can find in my refs....

[TouchesbyAngelina]

Ha, learn something new every day. I'd never even heard of trinket sets.... Thanks, Anne!

[Anne]

We have a forum dedicated to them here: http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/board,37.0.html and my website cataloguing them as we find them is here: http://www.glasstrinketsets.com/

[TouchesbyAngelina]

Yes, thanks, you'd made me curious and I found the web site (yours, I believe). It looks a bit similar to Davidson's, but I obviously have some more exploring to do.

And, no, I guess it's not depression glass. ;-)  The bottom shows a vague press mark, and the top has a clear seam/joint. I am also starting to understand why it could still be old and have little wear if it is not a sugar bowl, and I guess it's not a sugar bowl after all.