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Title: Signed Mdina Mushroom PW - age, era, designer help, please?
Post by: uncommonglass on November 08, 2008, 07:53:05 PM

Found recently in a thrift store in Florida.  Signed.  Wondering if there's any special designer and what age/era it's from, if any one can tell.  Thanks!

Title: Re: Signed Mdina Mushroom PW - age, era, designer help, please?
Post by: tzenka on November 08, 2008, 10:34:51 PM

The makers are Mdina in Malta (you can google them). I think they've been around since the '60s. I believe they have a website. Cheers!

Title: Re: Signed Mdina Mushroom PW - age, era, designer help, please?
Post by: Lustrousstone on November 09, 2008, 04:34:47 PM

It's almost certainly post 1972 but could have been produced at any time since. Here is the websitehttp://www.mdinaglass.net/ (http://www.mdinaglass.net/)

Title: Re: Signed Mdina Mushroom PW - age, era, designer help, please?
Post by: Derek on November 09, 2008, 09:08:28 PM

Hi there

Mdina was founded by Michael Harris in 1968 and he ran the concern until 1972.  Michael returned to the UK to set up Isle of Wight glass. The local workers at Mdina that Michael had trained continued to produce Mdina glass and the concern is still going today.

I have checked the output of Mdina during the period 68-72 in Mark Hills excellent book on Michael Harris and can find no trace of mushrooms having been produced although Mark comments that there was much experimentation going on during this period.

So, as CHristine says, I think it likely that the mushroom is post 1972.

Best regards

Derek

Title: Re: Signed Mdina Mushroom PW - age, era, designer help, please?
Post by: uncommonglass on November 10, 2008, 04:16:41 PM

Thanks!  That's very helpful!  I was thinking 70's because mushrooms were a popular decorating theme then, so this fits in well with my thinking.