Topic: Uranium Glass Fruit Bowl. ID = Jobling

[Birkyc]

Hi everyone.

I have had this piece for a couple of years now and not managed to identify maker or era. If anyone can help or at least point me in the right direction I would be very much obliged. Thank you.

Uranium glass Fruit Bowl:
Very responsive to UV
Approx 20 cm in diameter.
Approx 5cm in height.
weighs just over 1kg.

[Mosquito]

Hi,

I believe your bowl is by Jobling of Sunderland. It presumably predates the introduction of the Art Glass range in 1932-3, hence why it's not shown in the Baker & Crowe book (though production may have continued alongside the new range as with the 1054-5 series). While I don't know the pattern number (or name) for your bowl, the intaglio design is an exact match to that used on the 1055 bowls -- see here for a Jobling 1055 cupped bowl, also in uranium green: https://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,69028.msg384449.html#msg384449

At least one smaller size was also produced -- I have seen a fruit/ dessert set in this pattern consisting of one larger bowl and six smaller. It's possible that plates or flanged variants were also produced, though I don't recall having seen any.

Steven

[Birkyc]

Thank you for that information Steven, very much appreciated.