Topic: is this mark for Maltese decorative glass ?

[glass newbie]

i have seen these marks on the base of bottles etc, as a seal to the base with the V cutout on the tips ... i am under the impression this is MDG  ... originally i thought mcg, .....  can anyone verify this paperweight is MDG  ?. many thanks

[chopin-liszt]

Nobody knows.
The impressed cross mark does refer to this works, (with the v-shape notch in the arm) but we don't know unless there is a label, which is MDG and which is MCG.

In general, I suspect the more sophisticated and complex unique pieces of art glass is MDG, (where they use coloured enamels and silver salts to create colours in the glass; and the more general decorative tourist items are MCG. I also tend to assume if white enamels are used, it is more likely to be MCG.

On the other hand, some of the things which I would still call decorative touristy and are MCG are really quite complicated and sophisticated, eg, the conch shell.

[tropdevin]

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Hi. For us newbies to this area, could you let us know what MCG and MDG stand for please.  My guess is Malta C Glass and Malta D Glass.  C for and D for Decorative.

Alan

[chopin-liszt]

Craft.

Malta Decorative Glass company and the Malta Craft Glass company. Basically the same enterprise, I believe Craft came after Decorative, with more input from China - even some pieces being made there and imported into Malta for sale.
Unless somebody knows different?
My personal interest is in the MDG that relates to Mdina, not so much in the later Craft pieces or weights.

[Lustrousstone]

The conch shell is MDG, not MCG

[chopin-liszt]

Doh, but thanks! 
It's got white in it so bye-bye to my theory of MDG just being the Mdina-like stuff and not using white enamels

[tropdevin]

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Hi Sue.  Thanks for the MCG / MDG explantion.

Alan

[glassobsessed]

Another example.

John

[glass newbie]

i would like to thank everybody for their time taken for their input attempting to solve this mystery for me, so just to be clear, is there any definite answer as to who this weight is by  ?. many thanks again .

[KevinH]

Glass newbie's weight was made in China, but has a Maltese Cross base stamp. I guess that ties in with the Malta Decorative Glass / Malta Craft Glass companies using Chinese items and then stamped to the base to turn them into "Made in Malta" gift items.

This type of gift weight, with its crimped petals and yellow central "pistil", but without a base stamp, is very common (probably made by the hundreds of thousands).

Edited (with my Moderator abilities) to add - Please see my later clarification and comments, with photos.