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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass => Topic started by: Paul S. on March 29, 2012, 10:40:46 PM

Title: possible C19 tumbler
Post by: Paul S. on March 29, 2012, 10:40:46 PM

another heavy investment of £1. in the charity shop - but think I have this one dated correctly at seond half C19, but am willing to be proven wrong.         Heavy lead content and a ring to die for, with very large ground/polished pontil mark, and small cut stars arranged wrythen fashion, spiralling round the sides.      Understand this type of decoration quite common in the C19, and plenty of examples showing in Silber & Fleming, and I've seen them on other Victorian drinking glasses.           Height is 5.3/8"  -  135mm
Anyone like to be more specific with a date, or offer any other comments.            thanks for looking.

Title: Re: possible C19 tumbler
Post by: flying free on March 30, 2012, 08:32:35 PM

reminded me of your tumbler  :)
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ANTIQUE-English-VICTORIAN-Glass-Carafe-Decanter-c-1850-/300663362724?pt=UK_Art_Glass&hash=item4600eed4a4

there is a Thomas Webb vase dated 1867 in Gullivers that also has the same 8 point star cut.  However, I'm sure I'm likely to be told that many places did this design  ;D
m

Title: Re: possible C19 tumbler
Post by: Paul S. on March 30, 2012, 09:01:02 PM

thanks m, and as I commented, this appears to gave been  very common form of decoration in the latter part of the C19.         Looking through the Stuarts book today, I see that apparently Nazeing also made something similar for Davidson in the late '50's or early '60's - not that I'm suggesting this is one of theirs - just another similar product (the Nazeing glasses were lead crystal too).       And I suspect there were other factories of which maybe we don't know.