Topic: is this an anglo irish Georgian preserve jam pot?

[brucebanner]

Thanks Pete this is my mark 1 i made last week, in essence it's the same only yours is more professional and missing a slider you will laugh when you see the pick.

[oldglassman]

well , its a start , but you need a daylight bulb , the kind that are used by those who suffer from S A D ,the bigger the better , and apart from being a black box the top is necessary with the sliding lid to capture different shading by adjustment to bring out certain features , stems , cutting engraving etc ,and the best results are in a completely dark room with only the daylight bulb on ,I have all my glass in a cellar so darkness is not a problem . I am sure the pro photographers would laugh at my little set up but it works fine for me .

cheers ,
                 Peter.

[Paul S.]

sorry you're having a problem with my suggestion of IrfanView Chris...............            I tend to work along the lines that if I can do something then it should be o.k. for others, since I don't cope well with techno matters.
It's a free programme worth having, so can only say keep trying and have patience whilst your machine does the download  -  unless others can suggest something easier for re-sizing.

[brucebanner]

Thanks Peter for that advice i'll get a daylight bulb and get back in the shed and Paul it was not a knock about the program you suggested any advice is really welcome it's just too technical for me grasp and too detailed, thanks chaps.

[David E]

Peter is dead right about taking the shot from a few feet away to avoid distortion. Also, it is advisable to use a tripod or another means to steady the camera. This is quite subtle, but it really helps to avoid blurring due to 'camera shake'.

Also, if you use a large sheet of paper as your backdrop, then curve it gently to create the impression of an invisible horizon.

[chopin-liszt]

I have peered at all the photos of cut glass I took when I was in the Ulster Museum in Belfast.
I can confirm that there is not an example of your piece in my pics.
Sorry, that's not a lot of help!

[Paul S.]

think we've bombarded Chris with enough photography advice already, so probably shouldn't be giving any more..........but just to say that another freebie download that I use a lot is the picasa image organiser  -  very good for improving contrast and adjusting light or dark.                Only usable on Windows - not apple mac so I'm told.

Sue  -  In my opinion there's nothing of substance wrong with the shape of this covered urn/jar, or the decoration, or the square foot.               Stylistically it's o.k., but.................to my mind mostly it's the colour that's not right for U.K./Irish late Georgian/Regency I believe.......plus other small issues such as the star, and as you've seen from our conversations the spoon 'cut-out' might be a problem.
The period 1790 - 1830 was awash with these lidded jars/urns of varying sizes, most of which were probably sweetmeat containers of one sort or another.

[chopin-liszt]

I just use phtoshop for resizing. I can adjust contrast and brightness with that too.
But I can't do anything else with it.

Paul,  These things are all just "death by a thousand cuts" to a philistine like myself.

[brucebanner]

Thanks for your help i'm about to post another one of my photographic masterpieces i think it might be Georgian regards Chris.

[Paul S.]

quote....................." to a philistine like myself."                   No, no, never a philistine - always an interesting GMB member.