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Title: Molineaux, Webb & Co. large bowl Rd 215734 13th January 1868
Post by: mhgcgolfclub on November 27, 2013, 04:20:32 PM: Neil / Fred

A large bowl I bought yesteday by Molineaux, Webb & Co RD 215734 for the 13th January 1868.

Diameter 31cm

Height 7cm

Weight 2580gm

Good clear date lozenge.

Please feel free to use pictures.

Roy
Title: Re: Molineaux, Webb & Co. large bowl Rd 215734 13th January 1868
Post by: agincourt17 on November 27, 2013, 05:51:55 PM: Thank you, Roy.

Fred.
Title: Re: Molineaux, Webb & Co. large bowl Rd 215734 13th January 1868
Post by: Paul S. on November 28, 2013, 11:45:21 AM: Nice piece Roy, I must have overlooked that one ;) Interesting to see that the original shape submitted to the Board of Trade was for a 'Comport or Elevated Dish' - M. & W. appear to have been very keen on this shape around that time - something that was popular with pressed glass manufacturers in the second half of the C19. As you can see from the other picture I've attached, this factory submitted another similar shape/design only a matter of days after - Rd. 216348 on 31st January 1868.

Not entirely sure what would have been put on these things............cakes, fruit, sandwiches....?
Title: Re: Molineaux, Webb & Co. large bowl Rd 215734 13th January 1868
Post by: agincourt17 on November 28, 2013, 11:57:08 AM: Thank you for the design representations, Paul.

Here is a photo of RD 216348 comport, 8 inch, for comparison.

Fred.
Title: Re: Molineaux, Webb & Co. large bowl Rd 215734 13th January 1868
Post by: brucebanner on March 18, 2017, 04:20:37 PM: An oval dish rd 216348.

9 1/4 by 6 3/4 inches.
Title: Re: Molineaux, Webb & Co. large bowl Rd 215734 13th January 1868
Post by: agincourt17 on March 18, 2017, 09:28:07 PM: Thank you for showing this, Chris.

I will add the photos to the GMB RD database in due course.

Fred.