Glass Discussion & Research. NO IDENTIFICATION REQUESTS here please. > British & Irish Glass
E.Varnish mercury glass with embossed seal, circa 1849
flying free:
yes, suspect 'lozenge' may mean the impressed mark on the lead (?) plug in the base rather than a date lozenge Paul.
drewfind:
I think lozenge is the wrong term after all, seal/plug is the term used in the glass museum. The seal is round, London across the top, E.Varnish along the bottom and patent across the centre.
There may be more marks but I can't look at them until I collect the piece back from the antique house where it is being researched.
I hope this is of more help?
Paul S.:
thanks for the clarification Andrew :) - so ignore all my waffle in reply No. 2. Probably best to avoid using the word lozenge, unless we are referring specifically to the diamond shaped Board of Trade Registration lozenge, thingy. Anyway, great piece to have found, congrats.
Lustrousstone:
or any other diamond or rhomboid shape...
drewfind:
My wife has also found some initials etched into the base
I will try and load the pics again as my wife has resized them on her phone
The initials are E&E , and they are above the E.Varnish seal, to the right, is this also to be expected?
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