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Author Topic: Small blue/pink mottled tumbler. ? Scottish.  (Read 755 times)

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Offline Anne E.B.

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Small blue/pink mottled tumbler. ? Scottish.
« on: July 08, 2022, 06:03:05 PM »
I think this is a small tumbler, possibly from a set.  It holds 100ml and is just over 3.5" high with a 2.25" diameter top. 
There appears to be some mark underneath the pontil mark, but I can't make out what it is. 

Just wondering if it was made by one of the Scottish glassworks?

Any ideas would be much appreciated :D
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Re: Small blue/pink mottled tumbler. ? Scottish.
« Reply #1 on: July 08, 2022, 07:28:34 PM »
I suspect Vasart, Anne. That is a fairly common finish when the base is very small.
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Re: Small blue/pink mottled tumbler. ? Scottish.
« Reply #2 on: July 09, 2022, 02:25:35 PM »
Thank you Sue :-*
I was thinking Vasart, Monart or Strathearn, but I'm out of my comfort zone with Scottish glass, although I do have a few Scottish paperweights which fortunately mostly have labels.
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Re: Small blue/pink mottled tumbler. ? Scottish.
« Reply #3 on: July 09, 2022, 02:42:32 PM »
The colours are very Vasart as well as the base finish. They struggled to find coloured enamels because of the wars and what they ended up with was mostly rather pastelly and pale. You can see yourself that the pink is a little bit "tired". But they did have that deep blue.
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Re: Small blue/pink mottled tumbler. ? Scottish.
« Reply #4 on: July 09, 2022, 03:44:35 PM »
You're absolutely right about the colours. The blue is a vibrant colour but the pink rather wishy-washy IMHO.
It has a nice feel to it when held.
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Re: Small blue/pink mottled tumbler. ? Scottish.
« Reply #5 on: July 09, 2022, 03:56:37 PM »
Sadly, it is not a Monart miniature.   ;D
But it would probably have been part of a decanter set. Genuine tumblers such as this, are far fewer on the ground than small vases.
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Re: Small blue/pink mottled tumbler. ? Scottish.
« Reply #6 on: July 09, 2022, 07:30:23 PM »
This Vasart jug is around the same size, perhaps intended for water to add to whiskey as only a drop is needed.

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Re: Small blue/pink mottled tumbler. ? Scottish.
« Reply #7 on: July 11, 2022, 11:48:57 AM »
Rather an unusual and also non-standard beast.  :)
(but whiskey is Irish ;) )
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