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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass => Topic started by: singingyamada on September 01, 2010, 03:14:21 AM

Title: Rubbish or treasure
Post by: singingyamada on September 01, 2010, 03:14:21 AM

Typical me.  I cannot walk past something that 'feels" different.
I am sure its a single stem vase.
Its 21.5cm high.
The base is 5cm in diameter and 1.5cm thick.
Any suggestions appreciated.
Thanks

Title: Re: Rubbish or treasure
Post by: Anne on September 01, 2010, 11:36:50 AM

We really could do with bigger images to see it properly, please, and a plain white background would help too.

Title: Re: Rubbish or treasure
Post by: singingyamada on September 02, 2010, 02:13:02 AM

sorry is this any better

Title: Re: Rubbish or treasure
Post by: singingyamada on September 02, 2010, 02:14:07 AM

and this is the pontil

Title: Re: Rubbish or treasure
Post by: Carolyn Preston on September 02, 2010, 04:09:54 PM

Quote from: singingyamada on September 02, 2010, 02:14:07 AM

and this is the pontil

No it's not. The pontil is the tool which then makes the pontil mark on the glass.  :tof: (closest thing I could find to a professor!). Sorry to be pedantic, but there are those among us that keep trying to teach us the proper lingo and I just wanted to prove that I had learnt something.  :24:

Carolyn

Title: Re: Rubbish or treasure
Post by: singingyamada on September 02, 2010, 11:17:50 PM

Ok pedanticness is ok.this is the base.

Title: Re: Rubbish or treasure
Post by: Cathy B on September 03, 2010, 02:00:43 AM

I'm not even sure it's a pontil mark. Is it possible to photograph it at a slight angle? Is there a polished circle inwards of any kind, or some sort of scar where it seems something has been broken off?

Title: Re: Rubbish or treasure
Post by: singingyamada on September 03, 2010, 02:25:36 AM

There are scratches where the base meets the body. They are a sweeping shape all in one direction.
There are rises in the base where it looks as if the body was squeezed in and it cause a few ripples on the base.
In one photo it looks as if there is a crack and there isnt.
And underneath it has a very slight dip and is very smooth.