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Title: Caithness labelling ... conventions(?)
Post by: petern00 on February 10, 2010, 01:30:42 AM

Amongst seven Margot Thomson-designed, Caithness, lampwork weights in my collection five have hand-engraved markings to the base or basal-rim.  Two have the more common acid-etched Caithness markings.  These weights also contain dark blue grounds whilst the grounds in the engraved weights are relatively transparent; either colourless or with a relatively light colour. 

I'm speculating that engraving has been used when an acid-etched marking might otherwise be visible when viewing the designs from the front/top.  Is this correct?  Or perhaps there's another
convention that has been followed? .. Or perhaps there's none?!

Peter

Title: Re: Caithness labelling ... conventions(?)
Post by: ALLAN on February 16, 2010, 09:43:08 PM

Hi Peter,
           You are correct in your assumption about the reason for the different etching. There was also the reason that if the name of the weight had a lot of writing then they were hand written as it was difficult getting small enough templates.A lot of the Whitefriars Caithness weights had hand written bases.
                                  Allan

Title: Re: Caithness labelling ... conventions(?)
Post by: petern00 on February 16, 2010, 11:49:01 PM

Thanks for clarification and extra detail, Allan.

Best wishes.