Topic: Maltese (?) moss green cylinder vase

[chopin-liszt]

The description of dimensions rules out Phonoecian. Not that it was deeply considered. 
Their cylinders are often a bit shorter and wider than Mdina.
I've just looked at the two Mtarfa cylinders I showed - one is taller than Mdina, the other is shorter.
And I have a more recent Mtarfa cylinder which is smaller and wider. Dimensions were more consistent at Mdina. It can sometimes help. 

I've not seen the decor in your turned rim ashtray before, or a green base colour. I've learned!
I've got a turned rim ashtray too, but the base metal is clear and the decor is those greenish blobs, while yours is crizzled, and I don't know where the red that appears, appears from, and it's fascinating!

[rocco]

Thanks for checking, Sue!
I will give the exact dimensions once I am at my apartment again.

Michael

[rocco]

Ah, forgot the link to the thread with more pics of the green Mtarfa ashtray: https://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,51602.0.html

It is really green (but I think with a little amethyst interspersed). And crizzled. So still very different to my vase.

Edit: I think this vase is from the same "range": https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/green-glass-mtarfa-vase-1777695274?popular

Michael

[chopin-liszt]

  I didn't know the green in that thread either and I said so! Sorry Michael, I do have memory troubles.

[rocco]

I wouldn't remember it either if it wasn't my ashtray.
That was 9 years ago...

The best thing I learned so far: my green vase is more interesting than I had thought

Michael

[rocco]

Update:
I measured the vase today, it stands 19.5 cm tall (quite similar to some of my Mdina cylinder vases), but is narrower at a diameter of 7.5 cm, slightly tapering towards the top to 7.2 cm.

And while taking some close-up pics I noticed that -- opposite to what I said in my opening post -- there seems to be silver chloride used! At least I am quite positive that the yellow bubbles look like the ones in many Mdina vases.

Whatever that indicates I don't know. Any Scandinavian glassworks known for using silver chloride?

Michael

[flying free]

talking off the top of my head but Malta Decorative Glass just suddenly came to mind.  Is there such a thing? MDG? John, Sue  could it have been that?

m

[rocco]

Thanks m!
They have a rather distinctive base finish = not perfectly polished but like fine battuto, and their green is a little different (both John and me posted a pic of a MDG piece for comparison on the first page of this thread).
But who knows what they produced in their earliest day...

Michael

[chopin-liszt]

I had a little ponder about Alum Bay - mostly because of the colours. But it looks like very thick glass for them. What I really want is to have this cylinder in my sticky mitts and compare it to several others, including Mdina. I've found some pics of a very unusual Mdina cylinder - one I strongly suspect might be Boffo because it has the grid pattern depicted in the silver trails. I have no idea how it was done.
But it does demonstrate that the traditional stuff is not all there was made.

What about the idea of early experimental IoWSG?

[flying free]

  that will teach me to read the thread -   It just came to mind so I'm glad it wasn't completely out of kilter with other thoughts then.