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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass => Topic started by: Paul S. on June 19, 2014, 02:23:11 PM

Title: date request for gilded pressed rummer.
Post by: Paul S. on June 19, 2014, 02:23:11 PM

In view of the gilding and the applied colouring, I'm thinking this is probably Continental, but not sure.
There was gilding to the foot similar to the rim, but time and hands have done their worst.

Two mould seams - about 6.5" (165 mm) tall - and fair amount of wear on the underside of the extremity of the foot rim, with this unusual colouring to the underside of the foot and the inside of the rim.     Might the rim shading be to produce the effect of a sort of 'head' to the ale/beer :)
Might the colour be applied in some similar way to carnival glass salts, or is it painted on perhaps?

I'm thinking late C19, but again not sure.             No marks of any kind, and no capacity indication that I can see.

thanks for looking and look forward to amy comments. :)

Title: Re: date request for gilded pressed rummer.
Post by: Ohio on June 19, 2014, 03:21:17 PM

Well if it was in the U.S. we would say it the bottom of a covered candy missing the lid so not much help here.

Title: Re: date request for gilded pressed rummer.
Post by: Paul S. on June 19, 2014, 10:35:44 PM

thanks  -  I'd assumed the intention of this piece was that it had been made as a drinking glass, and possibly a rummer, since it looked the part, but I stand to be corrected, and you may well be right  -  it doesn't have a stem of any sort, and obviously I don't have a lid  -  although it could be missing perhaps.
What sort of date might your 'candy' have been made  -  and do you mean a type of large version of a jelly type glass, for dessert type confectionery?  -  I know nothing of candies, sorry :)

Title: Re: date request for gilded pressed rummer.
Post by: Ohio on June 20, 2014, 12:52:31 AM

Paul these were popular (wildly so) from the mid-20s into the late 30s over here. Just about every manufacturer made 3-4 types so you had probably 100 variations but all shared the same basic design.  DW has had this one for over 20 years (hurried photo). Ken

Title: Re: date request for gilded pressed rummer.
Post by: Paul S. on June 20, 2014, 07:20:54 AM

thanks Ken  -  your pix certainly show a match in shape and design with this piece, so looks very much as though you are right.      Not the sort of item that I'd remotely been aware of - don't get the feeling that the U.K. had such pieces, but not sure.

Pity about the wear on the gilding - this was obviously a very attractive piece when much younger - also a shame I don't have the lid.

thanks again. :)