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Title: One of Frank's weights
Post by: Frank on April 26, 2005, 06:41:30 PM

I have very few but as everyone had so much fun trying to work out a possible Clichy, here is one you probably cannot guess but the process could be interesting.

Top view to one side.
http://www.ysartglass.com/forum/ajctopside.jpg

Base view, it is flat and highly polished.
http://www.ysartglass.com/forum/ajcbase.jpg

Clue: Made in England, no marks, 1980's.

Title: One of Frank's weights
Post by: KevinH on April 26, 2005, 10:46:28 PM

My guess is that it was by a female hand - and one that is still manipulating glass.

Title: One of Frank's weights
Post by: Frank on April 27, 2005, 06:18:01 AM

1st correct, how did you reach that connection?

2nd wrong

Title: One of Frank's weights
Post by: RAY on April 27, 2005, 08:50:42 AM

was it made by Leslie Wilton ?

Title: One of Frank's weights
Post by: Frank on April 27, 2005, 10:27:23 AM

Nope

Title: One of Frank's weights
Post by: aa on April 27, 2005, 12:32:39 PM

Karin von Drehle?

Title: One of Frank's weights
Post by: Frank on April 27, 2005, 12:45:04 PM

Nope.

New clue: Author, Professor design history, Now in Wien.

Title: One of Frank's weights
Post by: Leni on April 27, 2005, 01:46:51 PM

Dr Alison Clarke?   :wink:

Leni

Title: One of Frank's weights
Post by: Frank on April 27, 2005, 02:26:19 PM

Well done, she made this weight while still a student.

It is interesting that there were a couple of guesses made on practising artist's and shows that not everything was so made! Student pieces can be very good and should be included when considering ID of more modern items.

Abstract weights of this type are amongst the easiest to make as there is no concern with bubbles or other aspects that require practise and skill.

Alison wrote the article on Paul Ysart for the book Ysart glass and also an earlier one that is now on the Ysart Glass website. She has also published a book on Tupperware: Tupperware: The Promise of Plastic in 1950s America (Smithsonian Institution Press, 1999

Title: One of Frank's weights
Post by: Leni on April 27, 2005, 03:19:22 PM

Quote from: "Frank"

Alison wrote the article on Paul Ysart for the book Ysart glass and also an earlier one that is now on the Ysart Glass website.

That's how I guessed who made the weight!   :lol:   :wink:

Leni

Title: One of Frank's weights
Post by: KevinH on April 28, 2005, 03:48:22 AM

Frank wondered how I reached a conclusion that his weight was by a female hand. Easy - it has the sort of delicacy oozing from every sinuous line of trailing that I consider is not usually found in weights from the male makers. But more than that, I thought it might have been by Siddy Langley, who set up her own workshop in the 80s and has certainly produced surface decorated weights with delicate trailing.