Topic: Davidson 1892 Pattern Dish

[NevB]

This is an interesting little dish. The pattern around the side is the 1892, "Lady Chippendale" but this has a plain un-patterned base and is in flint rather than pearline.

https://cmog.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/delivery/01CORNING_INST:01CORNING_INST/1259670780004126

This is the 4.5" version and carries the Rd.No. 176566 for 15/8/1891.

[Paul S.]

very attractive NevB  -  looks like uranium to me  -  flint is simply plain/clear uncoloured glass.

[NevB]

Yes definitely uranium Paul and a high level according to my Geiger counter. My mistake about the flint glass, I should have just called it clear.

[Paul S.]

seems the flint nodules were found to be a source of high purity silica by George Ravenscroft, in the mid C17  -  Wiki says the flints came from the chalk deposits of southeast England - they should have come to my garden - I seem to have hordes of the stuff.