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Glass Discussion & Research. NO IDENTIFICATION REQUESTS here please. => British & Irish Glass => Topic started by: Baked_Beans on May 14, 2015, 03:13:45 PM
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Just interested to know more about this posy vase, any info. much appreciated ...design/range/designer :D Signature dates from 1935-49 , photo enhanced by Mc Dougalls plain flour . ;D
It's mould blown ,with a concave , partly polished base (loads of age) , and is approx 7 1/4 inches in diameter and 2 1/2 inches tall. Cheers Mike
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It might be part of the 'Gay Glass' range .....
http://www.20thcenturyglass.com/glass_encyclopedia/british_glass/thomaswebb_glass/thomaswebbglass_home.html
Scroll down to see more ;)
Ta, Mike
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No, Wayne is wrong. Amethyst wasn't part of the Gay range, the colours for which are Spring (green), Sunshine (amber) and Evergreen. Hajdamach includes Crystal but the ad doesn't. The finishes were plain, Venetian Ripple, Old English Bullseye and Waterlily.
Unfortunately, the same shapes appear in other colours and the colours appear in other designs.
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Thanks very much indeed , I'll try to look those gay designs up :D
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There is an advert somewhere that shows the Bullseye range in clear, but it was post-1945. I'll see if I can find it.
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Gay was basically the colour range in a range of finishes, i.e., a marketing campaign. The finishes and shapes were used with other colours and the colours were used with other shapes and finishes
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Thanks very much David & Christine ,
It's all very intriguing, is this shape a mushroom/toadstool ...which I think it is (don't wish to personally name a design shape ::) ) , or could it possibly represent something else do you think.. I've ruled-out a waterlily ;) ?
I've been Goooooglin' and have seen some 'gay' examples (love the cut, Waterlily pieces !) . Would be very interested to see the advert. for the bullseye , if poss.. :)
Cheers, Mike
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This is Christine's "Evergreen" bullseye bowl, from the Gay glass range.
http://lustrousstone.co.uk/cpg/displayimage.php?album=search&cat=0&pid=2294#top_display_media
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Thanks Sue, Link not working >:( ....(very pleased Scotland has many more MPs (SNP) in parliament ;D .....it's a really good thing to have happened for the whole of the U.K ...IMHO.....sorry to digress from the subject of glass ) ;D.....won't ever make any political comments again ;)
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;) I had a very pleasant conversation with the chap with the pony tail and fire engine, just a couple of weeks ago.
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AAArgh. (I think I'm permanently signed in to that site, something that was sorted for me at the start.)
Go to the link under Christine's name that says "My Gallery". Click on the image that comes up to enter.
Go to the top bar, click on Search at the top. Enter "evergreen" into the search box.
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Well I love Scotland .....apart from putting salt in porridge :-X
Thanks for the link !
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I love England - apart from the sugar in the porridge. :P ;D
Did you get to see the bowl? It's big and it glows like mad.
There's a tool mark on the surface, but it's properly marked. ;D
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That's why there needs to be a proper balance in our government to make sure that Golden Syrup trailed over porridge is curtailed .... :-X
Here's the link to the radioactive bullseye ..........
http://lustrousstone.co.uk/cpg/displayimage.php?album=search&cat=0&pid=2294#top_display_media
Cheers, Mike
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:) I'm still quite chuffed and thrilled about this bowl - I found it in the antiques centre attached to the Caithness visitor centre in Crieff. ;D
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It's really lovely , deserves to go in a museum ......never stop looking, even if you feel like giving up...that's when it's time to carry on ;D
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Mike and Sue you need to copy the link under the photo, where it says url http://lustrousstone.co.uk/cpg/displayimage.php?pid=2294 , not what's in the top bar.
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thanks. I'll try to remember.
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Politics are a subject that is not permitted on the board! See Board Policy. :)
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Sorry Anne & Board,
Feel free to edit out any of my political asides ....I do have a tendency to go off on a tangent, apologies for that :)
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You may edit mine too. Sorry.
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There is some more general info. here which refers to mushroom posy vases and a useful guide to marks and dates........
http://www.glassyeye.com/glasspages/brit-webb.html
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I'm not sure that comments on how you eat your porridge (brown sugar and milk, please) constitute political statements ;D
Carolyn
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Getting straight back on to the important topic of mushroom posies, ;) is the pontil mark a flower shape - because of the shape of the body?
Does the overall shape of a mushroom posy give any indication of a maker?
They're not really my thing, nor is cut glas, but do have a very pretty cut mushroom posy, no marks whatsoever.
It has a somewhat wavy edge, but not created by differing thicknesses of glass as yours seems to be, Mike.
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Mushroom posies seem to come in a wide range of shapes, pressed and blown
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This one is marked with pontil scar, the middle one of three, 7 inches across, also have one 11 inches and a smaller uranium posy both 'signed' and with pontil marks ;D
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Yes Sue, the polished pontil is in the centre and is very wide in diameter (5cm) . There are 10 very thick & deep ribs to the underside of the cap of the mushroom which extend down the stem and underneath the stem to the base. These ribs (half an inch thick ) have been smoothed out towards the base of the stem (where it balloons out ) and have been polished flat (almost ) to the base...hence the star shape to the base.
It's really a lovely piece, it would be interesting to know the exact date it was made (either pre or post WW2 I would guess)
Thanks for the photo Keith.
Carolyn , you could try Maple Syrup ;)
Thanks all, very much, for your comments and for having a look ! Cheers, Mike ;D