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Glass Discussion & Research. NO IDENTIFICATION REQUESTS here please. => Malta Glass => Topic started by: Patrick on August 25, 2015, 02:19:11 PM

Title: 4 inch Snail.
Post by: Patrick on August 25, 2015, 02:19:11 PM

Any ideas about who made this Snail please ? 

It has a semi matte flatted base base'

Title: Re: 4 inch Snail.
Post by: Baked_Beans on September 08, 2015, 09:45:13 PM

It might be Mtarfa...........scroll down to see a snail of similar construction. Searching on Google images under 'glass snail malta' shows this snail along with a similar looking one in blue /with yellow? spots (which is on Pinerest).

http://www.20thcenturyglass.com/glass_encyclopedia/maltese_glass/mtarfa_glass.htm

Cheers, Mike

Title: Re: 4 inch Snail.
Post by: Patrick on September 08, 2015, 10:29:09 PM

Hi Mike,

I am happy to think it could be Mtarfa but with the possibility that glassblowers that worked at MDG went to Mtarfa it could well be from MDG.  :)

The colours are correct for MDG and also it's base looks right.

I rest my case..............

Title: Re: 4 inch Snail.
Post by: Baked_Beans on September 09, 2015, 07:10:07 AM

That's interesting, here is a link to the Google images search ....the blue snail is the first image that comes up (for now anyway) it's on Pinerest..........

https://www.google.com/search?site=&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1366&bih=667&q=glass+snail+malta&oq=glass+snail+malta&gs_l=img.12...12723.19475.0.21981.17.14.0.3.0.0.87.941.14.14.0....0...1ac.1.64.img..4.13.872.QtIH82Sa99Q

Cheers, Mike