Topic: I believe it is called a float bowl?

[glassnoob]

Hi everyone,

Major noob here.

I was going through some of my late great grandmother's things and this item caught my eye. From my basic research, I found that it is called a float bowl, but I can't find much more... What exactly is a float bowl? I see a lot of photos of them with figurines in middle. Do they all come with figurines? So does this mean mine is missing a piece?

Is anyone able to tell me anything else about this piece? It is about 5cm high and about 12.5cm diameter.  On the bottom it says Made in England and the number 2 1/2.

Thanks in advance

I can take clearer pictures if needed

[David E]

Hi, and welcome to GMB "noob" 

It looks like Davidson made this - see www.cloudglass.com - although I can't readily place that particular pattern. It's not Cloud Glass, but it's sometimes worth going through those pages for the shape ID.

The 2½ signifies the size of the flower support.

[glassnoob]

Hi David,

Thank you so much for replying! I will check out that link.

So it is designed to hold a flower?


-----EDIT-----
After checking that link, it looks like it is Davidson pattern S696F. Mine doesn't have the base that their photo has, though. And I cannot find any the same colour as mine.

[David E]

I'd call it a posy bowl. It's also 2½-in (~6.5cm) for the flower support, and the colour looks Davidson. Quite often it's worth looking through the Cloud Glass pages to see the shape and size details.

[Lustrousstone]

Welcome from me too. A float bowl may have a flower block or figurine in the middle but is usually much wider with a large expanse of water available for floating flowerheads