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Title: Dating / Confirming Mary Gregory Glass
Post by: selina on June 17, 2012, 11:33:20 AM

Can anyone direct me to a site for dating or confirming whether something is Mary Gregory glass please? Or if anyone can help identify my small carafe? I know its quite old. And the style is similar to my Bohemian sauce jug. How can I tell its genuine Mary Gregory or who else was painting these in Victorian times? Any help appreciated.

Title: Re: Dating / Confirming Mary Gregory Glass
Post by: Lustrousstone on June 17, 2012, 11:45:26 AM

Mary Gregory is a myth unfortunately.  http://www.20thcenturyglass.com/glass_encyclopedia/victorian_glass/marygregory_glass.htm
But your decanter does look genuinely old

Title: Re: Dating / Confirming Mary Gregory Glass
Post by: selina on June 17, 2012, 11:48:52 AM

Thanks Christine ! I know nothing about it really. So its still called Mary Gregory glass then? And I guess I could call it antique? I just hate to mislead people if I have no clue.

Title: Re: Dating / Confirming Mary Gregory Glass
Post by: chopin-liszt on June 17, 2012, 12:10:28 PM

I think one of the ways to tell older from newer is how slim or how chubby the figures are.
Older ones are chubby. They liked chubby kids then.
Newer ones reflect the newer, slim ideal.

Title: Re: Dating / Confirming Mary Gregory Glass
Post by: selina on June 17, 2012, 12:16:51 PM

Okay, I thought it was a man smoking!!  ;D Now I see it must be a chubby kid blowing bubbles? did they do that back then?

Title: Re: Dating / Confirming Mary Gregory Glass
Post by: chopin-liszt on June 17, 2012, 12:19:27 PM

Yup.  :D

Title: Re: Dating / Confirming Mary Gregory Glass
Post by: selina on June 17, 2012, 12:30:56 PM

 ;D How embarassing... LOL Im glad I checked here first.. thanks!