Topic: Stuart vase question.

[keith]

A little over 5 inches tall, 50s onward mark, can't find the pattern, any one recognise it ? 

[chopin-liszt]

For your wine? 
Are your leafy bits alternatively polished and matt?
It looks a bit like the pattern in Nigel's booklet at the bottom of p.18.
He says '60s.
It is hard to make the patterns out from the photographs. I cannot see if there is a vertical cut inbetween the leafy bits in the booklet.

[keith]

Forgot to look in Nigel's book, I think mine is a bit different, the leaves are all polished, it is difficult to make out the pattern in the photograph 

[Paul S.]

perhaps try the David Bailey bit again Keith  -  a darker background and a light source pointing at the glass  -  regret I can't see clearly enough from your picture.          How about the crossed leafy looking pattern on No 26 at the bottom of page 11 ??           Trouble is there are so many designs with leaves in some form or another. 

[keith]

Don't think it's that one either Paul, must get out the camera ! 

[chopin-liszt]

I'm familiar with that pattern (bottom of p11) in vitro, it looks much more like diamond shapes and is far busier.
Keith's leaves do not join at their bases, they are offset from each other.

[Paul S.]

It's a shame that almost the only booklet on cut glass is in need of better quality pix - a lost opportunity it seems.       As we know, the compilers are skilled and very knowledgeable folk, but unfortunately the pix don't do the authors justice.            A few years back I had hoped that Nigel might produce an in depth volume on the period covered by the aforementioned booklet  -  have to assume that clear cut glass lacks a viable market in terms of financial return on such a publication.

anyway, nice small celery Keith - or is it a vase

[chopin-liszt]

Hayhurst decided on the photographer.

[keith]

More Bill Bailey than David but here's another attempt 

[chopin-liszt]

Aah. The leaves are offset between the vertical lines they are on, not offset on the lines.

It can be easier to see a cut pattern with a black sock (or something) shoved inside, so you don't end up mixing cuts on the back side with front ones.