Thank you, Nick.
Herewith the catalogue illustration for the Davidson 807 jelly or sweetmeat for more ready reference than a link.
The Glass Queries Gallery link that you give for my Davidson ‘unknown’ pattern seems to be that for the start of the gallery rather than the individual item (which I think is
http://www.yobunny.org.uk/glassgallery/displayimage.php?pos=-21677 and sequence ). This, if not a dead ringer for the Davidson 807 shape, is something unerringly close to it, and my photos show that the ‘8 inch diameter comport’ does indeed have the Davidson demi-lion trademark. What size is your ‘comport’?
Unfortunately, the catalogue entry for the Davidson #807 jelly or sweetmeat does not give a size. The corresponding Davidson catalogue images for unregistered designs of comports or salvers fail to show a matching pattern, and neither does there appear to be a close match for dish patterns.
I’ve also checked my Glass Queries Gallery Sowerby pattern numbers album and, as you say, find
http://www.yobunny.org.uk/glassgallery/displayimage.php?pos=-22012 and sequence shows a Sowerby ‘unknown’ with photos the same photos as the Davidson ‘unknown’ entry. This is obviously not correct. It doesn’t appear in the Sowerby master reference files on my laptop, so I have obviously blundered somewhere with images and listing templates while uploading and describing the Sowerby album images. I will try and tweak the Sowerby gallery to either delete the images or at least mark them as erroneous.
I have added the catalogue image for the Davidson 807 jelly or sweetmeat to the Glass Queries gallery Davidson album, and have altered the images for the Davidson ‘unknown’ comport to be titled “Davidson pattern no. 807 ? comport” with the following description:
“Davidson comport, 8 inches top diameter; bears the Davidson demi-lion trademark.
Appears to be the same pattern as that shown as a Davidson 807 jelly or sweetmeat in their catalogue of unregistered designs 1880-1890. Unfortunately, the catalogue entry for the Davidson 807 jelly or sweetmeat does not give a size. The corresponding Davidson catalogue images for unregistered designs of comports or salvers fail to show a matching pattern, and neither does there appear to be a close match for dish patterns.”
Hopefully, you should currently find the Davidson 807 ? comport images and Davidson 807 jelly or sweetmeat images together on page 32 of the Davidson album thumbnails.
Do you approve of the corrections, or do you think they could be improved?
Fred.