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Title: Is this Richardson's yellow?
Post by: Glassyone on August 07, 2005, 09:55:43 AM

Busy night tonight. Very educational reading through posts though.

This is tall at 30 cms and 8 wide. The foot was added to the body and is a slightly darker yellow. It is light in weight.

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Ruth

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Title: Is this Richardson's yellow?
Post by: glasswizard on August 07, 2005, 10:38:23 AM

Hi Ruth, The shape is that of the pencil necked vases of Carlo Moretti from 1959 to 1966. These are pictured on pages 46-47 of Pina's book Italian glass century 20. The ones she shows all have clear feet, but I am learning that these must have been popular and came in several colors. so it is possible that this is that, just a variation. Hope this helps. Terry

Title: Is this Richardson's yellow?
Post by: Max on August 07, 2005, 10:56:39 AM

You're educating me, I think, Terry.  When I saw Ruth's vase, I thought of the ones you put on here a while ago in groups - I do remember correctly, don't I?  I think you've got a similar vase in a soft turquoise?

I think your vase is lovely Ruth, a pretty colour and wonderful restrained shape...mmm.!

Title: Is this Richardson's yellow?
Post by: glasswizard on August 07, 2005, 03:06:23 PM

Oh Max your memory is fine except no Turquoise, I have two orange and one yellow, all satinzed. Would love to have a blue one and a green one and a red one and I really don't know why these thrill me so, but I just love them, can you tell LOL Terry

Title: Is this Richardson's yellow?
Post by: Hotglass on August 07, 2005, 03:31:29 PM

Any in Pina in opaque ? Yellow ? ( I dont have my books with me )
Shape is soooooooo Moretti but it''s possible he was copied I suppose.
Richardsons ????????????????

Title: Is this Richardson's yellow?
Post by: glasswizard on August 07, 2005, 04:03:54 PM

Ed, Pina shows two shades of blue, orange and yellow in satin, She also shows what she calls Lattimo interior cased in red and in apple green, all with clear feet. Like you I suppose it could have been copied. Terry

Title: Richardon's yellow?
Post by: Glassyone on August 08, 2005, 11:37:02 AM

Good, grief. I  thought this  was old and unsophisticated because of  the  way the foot is tacked onto the body and in a different shade of yellow altogether but still attractive to me .

In England, apparently glassmakers had there own distinctive shades of yellow and naively, I thought that this looked like Richardson's shade of yellow, assuming that the glass I purchased years ago, would have been  mostly created in the UK.

Of course a real glass person looks at all sorts of other criteria too and I'm
having fun learning.

[I have read about creating colour in glass on this site last night and was disabused of my notion that red and black were the hardest.]

Well, just shows, I reckon glass is not just versatile and unlimited in potential  but it's probably  easier to get a Phd than be a glass buff.