Topic: British Studio Glass Vase Marked 'BW London 70'

[aa]

I would think there is a strong possibility that it was produced by the same hand as your piece, or at least from the same pot, given the similarities in colours comparing both pieces.

Hmm...Nic's piece looks like a transparent blue with gold leaf. Your lamp looks like an opal blue with silver chloride. Both are over-gathered and appear to have been puntied. To suggest that they could have been produced by the same hand is perhaps enlightened guesswork. However, the pot really has nothing to do with it! It's a bit like saying that you met two people in a bar who seemed to be clean, so there is a likelihood that they washed in the same bath! ;-)

[Greg.]

Thank you for taking a look Adam, originally the colours looked very similar to me, however, prompted by your comments, on second inspection, I can see the differences you point out.

[Pinkspoons]

There's no gold leaf to be found in my vase. It's decidedly yellow, in suspended fine granules.

The blue is opaque, graduating to semi-opaque opalescence.

Sorry, I should have been clearer in my opening post.

[aa]

There's no gold leaf to be found in my vase. It's decidedly yellow, in suspended fine granules.

The blue is opaque, graduating to semi-opaque opalescence.

Sorry, I should have been clearer in my opening post.

Just shows how deceptive images can be!

[chopin-liszt]

 
hi Adam  Is "over-gathered" another (much better) term for "half-post"? (what I call "partially-cased")

Although my first thought was that it was a criticism of the ability of the blower to gather the correct size of gob of glass, my brain does do disconnected things sometimes.

[aa]

hi Adam  Is "over-gathered" another (much better) term for "half-post"? (what I call "partially-cased")
Although my first thought was that it was a criticism of the ability of the blower to gather the correct size of gob of glass, my brain does do disconnected things sometimes.

Hello Sue! Long time.....Yes, I use this term to describe what some people call gathering on the ball. I generally try to use terms that avoid jargon, particularly when I am teaching. For example I call a steel table, a steel table! So my students roll their glass on a steel table rather than marver on the marver!

It's quite difficult to explain the history of glass, some glass technology, the etymology of technical terms, and the principles of glassmaking in three hours while at the same time ensuring that a class of up to four beginners actually make three reasonable pieces each and stay safe, without wrecking any equipment, but it does seem to work!

[orangeglass]

Hi Sue - my brain did exactly what yours did    - I had to re-read it twice to understand what Adam meant!

[chopin-liszt]

Language is such an inadequate tool. 

I like Mike Hunter's philosophy; "You simply do what works". I adore the tool he uses too - an old bone-handled table knife, the kind I use at home. They're comfy to hold, insulated and really well-balanced.