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Author Topic: Victorian lilac pressed glass creamer?  (Read 942 times)

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Offline thewingedsphinx

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Victorian lilac pressed glass creamer?
« on: July 14, 2019, 08:36:22 PM »
I would be very grateful for any info on this lilac jug or info on this unusual colour. I think it’s Davidson but cannot find it in any of our literature.
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Re: Victorian lilac pressed glass creamer?
« Reply #1 on: July 15, 2019, 06:29:29 AM »
The lilac is caused by sun purpling. Clear glass often contains manganese decoloriser, which goes purple with prolonged exposure to UV light. That's been on a window sill or similar for a long time

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Re: Victorian lilac pressed glass creamer?
« Reply #2 on: July 15, 2019, 06:48:53 AM »
Hi Christine, that’s interesting I never new that, funnily enough the only thing I’ve seen similar colour were a pair of Clear Newfoundland dogs on eBay a while ago that had a faint lilac colour, obviously ideal window Cill ornaments. I think most of the Victorian colours of this era were a bit more bold.
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Re: Victorian lilac pressed glass creamer?
« Reply #3 on: July 15, 2019, 07:51:22 AM »
Well I never!

Sunpurple glass,  Patternglass.com in USA have some interesting reading on the subject of dealers turning glass deliberately purple for their own gain. My mother collected clear Flint glass, only have 5 large cabinets full of it. But I don’t think dad would like me placing it all in the garden to catch the rays 😎
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Re: Victorian lilac pressed glass creamer?
« Reply #4 on: July 15, 2019, 09:40:54 AM »
It requires a lot of UV to achieve purple. Mostly in the UK, it's just a gray tinge

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Re: Victorian lilac pressed glass creamer?
« Reply #5 on: July 16, 2019, 06:53:28 PM »
The heart pattern on this and handle seem more in line with Davidson than anyone else . Pattern no 187 and later the William and Mary Pearline range. Perhaps it was a Purple Pearline range...........
Only kidding"".....
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