Topic: Sowerby custard?

[bat20]

Hi all,this little piece,about the size of a custard,has a few nibbles around the foot but it was only a few pence and has a lovely crisp lozenge mark dating it to the 23 dec/78, it's described in Jenny Thompsons' book as no330604 new pattern vase.I'm not sure if the birds in relief are geese,pheasant or partridge,any info most welcome ,Ta.

[agincourt17]

The vase is Sowerby pattern 1354, shown on page 7 of their pattern book IX (1882).

I had always assumed that, because of their elongated necks, the birds were stylised geese.

Could I have your permission, please, to add copies of your photos to the GMB Sowerby pattern numbers photo reference gallery at
http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/thumbnails.php?album=1001
and the GMB RD database at
http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/thumbnails.php?album=763
please?

Fred.

[bat20]

Please do Fred,I'm experimenting in my attic at the moment trying to do more justice to the glass I find and will post better images to this thread when I get there.I thought geese at first,but they remind me more of female pheasants,especialy the heads,or maybe partridge who do seem to run around in pairs like this.Thanks for the extra info.

[agincourt17]

Thank you for your kind permission.

I will add the photos to the databases shortly.

Fred.

[Paul S.]

sorry to be picky but would be useful if we did have the actual height, especially as the Kew images never include such details          I'd agree geese - from memory Sowerby used geese on some of the their nursery rhyme pieces, and it's a bird that features quite commonly in later Victorian images..............    perhaps everyone kept geese back then  ......   they're very good as 'guard dogs' - make a hell of a noise if someone enters their domain.

Attached is a copy of the original drawing submitted by Sowerby to The Board of Trade, and now in The National Archives.

[agincourt17]

Thank you for the design representation, Paul.

Fred.

[bat20]

5cm or 2",thanks Paul,on the species question I thought geese at first because of the nursery rhyme stuff and on finding it wasn't one of that series I had a closer look and wondered if it could have been a representation of another bird,I would agree geese is the most likely especially looking at the legs and feet...and the fat foie gras bits.

[bat20]

Fred,I've been trying to work out how to photograph glass in my cramped attic so these are the first tests,but a lot better than the originals,you may want to use these instead or replace with.

[Paul S.]

yes, they're good  - congratulations.

[agincourt17]

Thank you - I think they are an improvement.

Fred.