Topic: WEBB ?

[flying free]

that was John but he's right    - a marked shape/pattern match for either would be a good reference.
colours on monitors don't translate well.

 I'm having a real problem trying to photograph a vase I've just asked a query on because the light reflections in the camera just don't represent what it looks like in real life, which is much prettier than my pics lol.

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[bat20]

my example of the deeper purple vase  -  shown in the link I attached  -  is marked with the Union flag, so there's no doubt as to its origin, and according to Hajdamach pieces like these date to the 1930's.              The decoration aside, this 'conical' shape does appear to have been a popular shape during the art deco period - roughly early 1920's to the late 1940's  -  whereas Art Nouveau - c. 1880 to the end of the 14/18 war -  is usually more sinuous in shape, and mostly lacks angular design.

The extent of T/Webb's design/colour range seems colossal in comparison with those from Richardson, although this dip-moulded/lensed effect does appear to have been common to both factories, as shown in this marked example from T/Webb (yet another conical shape), which also happens to fluoresce.   
Did Richardson produce any glass which included uranium?

Sorry Paul,i missed this one thanks,it's just that this seems sort of soft as shapes go and the wear is like older pieces i've found,but that's good to learn.

[bat20]

My uv torch has just turned up,"oh joy bats got a uv torch ",i can hear you all shout  ;)and through the thickest part of the foot their is a green glow,faintly on the main body,wasn't expecting that from a purple colour.

[Paul S.]

I'm surprised that you're getting a green response from a purple/amethyst piece  -  can assume only that it's caused by some manganese in the glass  -  can't imagine it's from a uranium content.
Manganese is used in clear glass as a decolouriser, and generally it gives a greyish green sort of response under u.v.  -  not the bright green from uranium  -  maybe it's also added to the batch in some coloured glass, but I'm only guessing, and am sure Christine will put me right.

glad to hear you have a u.v. torch  -  hours of fun will now ensue.

[bat20]

Perhaps it's the Mn Paul,,i've shut myself under the stairs again and there is green light,not madly glowing green though.

[Lustrousstone]

That's the clue. You should be able to see uranium without hiding in the dark and it is NOT a faint glow. It should be bright green. Yours is manganese, which is used to make purple...

[bat20]

Thanks,my jade glass on the other hand glows for England!

[flying free]

Not sure it helps but there is a marked Richardson version on this site
http://www.cranberryglass.co.uk/
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[Lustrousstone]

Here's the link
http://www.cranberryglass.co.uk/amethyst1.htm

[flying free]

Thank you 
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