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Title: Bulb vase date please.
Post by: bat20 on August 16, 2015, 11:59:13 AM

Hi,I wondered if anyone might know when this bulb vase may have been made,there's a lot of wear on the base and it has two seams and is 18cm in height,many thanks.

Title: Re: Bulb vase date please.
Post by: Paul S. on August 16, 2015, 01:29:37 PM

According to Patricia Coccoris' book, it seems that frilly cups like this one were most common during the very late C19 and the Edwardian period  -  there is a very similar vase showing in a Carter's bulb catalogue from 1910.      Not guaranteed of course that yours is from that period as some shapes crop up at various times, but judging by the colour and the wear that you mention then quite likely.

Patricia may have more light to shed on this :)

Ref.     THE Curious HISTORY OF THE BULB VASE  -  Patricia Coccoris  -  2012

Title: Re: Bulb vase date please.
Post by: bat20 on August 16, 2015, 04:55:55 PM

Thanks Paul,it's been nabbed by my wife to be used for it's purpose. :)