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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass => Topic started by: flying free on January 01, 2010, 02:10:54 PM
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Hi
I think I am right from my research, that this is a side stripe? However the ones I have seen on the net seem to have a smaller button rim and this one is bigger. I wondered then if this is a relatively new production?
In fact I couldn't find very much information at all on these, even searching on here only brought up a few threads. Are they very common? Can you tell when it was made by the signature on the base? Sorry I don't have Mark Hill's book but if anyone can help with when I would be very grateful.
many thanks in advance
m
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Hi,
yes its generally called a side stripe vase. Marks book (a very worthwhile investment) say it was
designed by Michael Harris.
They are not uncommon, the button rims are usually earlier examples, i
would think yours is anywhere from the mid 70s onwards, i expect made by Mdina glassblowers
for another 20 years or so.
Cheers
Andy
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Hi. I own a Mdina piece very similar to this as well. I'm unsure what is meant by a "button rim". Could somebody explain this term? Much appreciated.
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Here's a link to a button rimmed side stripe - in the rarer amethyst colourway.
http://picasaweb.google.com/guinearescue/SuzySGlass#5367630451685754978
Button rims are indicative of early manufacture and the more flared rims are later. I highly recommend Mark Hill's book - learnt so much from it.
Hope this helps.
Suzy
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Thank you for your replies.
Andy that's great thanks. I had been wondering if they were still being made up to now. I would love to get some more books, however having just had Marcus' Sklo Union book and the new 20th Century British Glass for Christmas, I am going to have to hang on a while.
m