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Title: Vaseline Glass Pressed Small Comport
Post by: josordoni on December 04, 2008, 05:19:51 PM
Can anyone help me please with this little comport?   The dome on the foot seems quite unusual.   
I can't seem to find the pattern in Hajdamach or Jenny Thompson, so I'm wondering if it might not be English?
I have also had a good look around Pamela's Pressglas Pavilion (http://www.pressglas-pavillon.de/index2.html) and I can't place it with anything here either.

 It stands 4.75 ins 120 mm tall, diameter at top  6.25ins  160 mm. 

thanks for any help.
Title: Re: Vaseline Glass Pressed Small Comport
Post by: Sue C on December 04, 2008, 05:49:48 PM
Blimey Lynne, is that photo without uv? thae colour is intense!
Title: Re: Vaseline Glass Pressed Small Comport
Post by: josordoni on December 04, 2008, 05:59:54 PM
I know!  That is just ordinary slightly dull daylight...

this pic has a bit of UV on it, but not particularly successful photo as it was a bit too light to bring out the green .  I've just shone the torch on it again and it is LIVID emerald green.

You wait until I show you the perfume bottle... that really will make your eyes stand out on stalks.

Title: Re: Vaseline Glass Pressed Small Comport
Post by: mrvaselineglass on December 04, 2008, 09:04:27 PM
I have had several sugar/creamer sets that were similar to this, and most roads point back to England for origination.  I suspect the piece is quite heavy and would be considered flint/leaded glass.  As far as the pattern name, I don't think it has been discovered.  Not sure of the use, other than 'tazza' is an accurate description.  In the US, it might be called a 'jelly'.  Too shallow to be a sugar during the time period it was made (1850s).  nice piece!