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Title: Tall Brown Ribbon Vase
Post by: LinzC on April 05, 2019, 05:54:05 PM

If anyone can identify this it would be great, however I'm hoping more that somebody could please explain how it would have been made.

I've seen vases where the ribbon is trailed on the outside, but this isn't like that.  The ribbon (for want of a better word) is internal, yet integral, to the vase.

If you run your hand down the inside you can feel it raised as it spirals down (tried to show it in second picture), but when you look on the outside the ribbon is flush as though its moulded.

There's a definite gap between the two colours of glass on the outside edge (third picture) and the bottom of the vase is not exactly  :-\ "neat"?! (fourth picture)

It measures 25cm tall, 8.5 across the top, and had a 6cm diameter base.  It weighs in at 975g.

If somebody wouldn't mind taking the time to educate a glass-numpty I'd appreciate it.

Thank you.

Title: Re: Tall Brown Ribbon Vase
Post by: chopin-liszt on April 06, 2019, 01:36:51 PM

I had a very large conical vase very, very like this. I got it in TKMaxx several years ago (early '00s before the huge influx of Chinese stuff) and it was Polish. No maker's label, just a "Made in Poland" rectangular clear plastic sticker.
I think the ribbons were trailed on, then the whole thing was put in a mould to flatten the bits that stood proud.

Title: Re: Tall Brown Ribbon Vase
Post by: LinzC on April 07, 2019, 05:51:42 AM

Thank you for replying. 

I agree with it being put in a mould, I just don't understand how the spiral is raised inside the vase!  ???

Title: Re: Tall Brown Ribbon Vase
Post by: chopin-liszt on April 07, 2019, 01:45:26 PM

From the pressure created behind the "standing proud" ribbons when it was put into the mould.
The ribbons would have been a little cooler than the body, so more "solid".

The texture of hot glass depends completely on the temperature - it gets thicker with just a difference of a fraction of a degree cooler.

Title: Re: Tall Brown Ribbon Vase
Post by: LinzC on April 07, 2019, 03:16:23 PM

Ahh okay.  I understand that.

Thank you so much for taking the time to explain it clearly.

Title: Re: Tall Brown Ribbon Vase
Post by: chopin-liszt on April 07, 2019, 03:22:53 PM

Whew, I wasn't sure I had explained it clearly. I did have time to study the one I had, I was as bemused as you were, to start off with. ;D
I have a bit of an interest in trailed ribbons and how they do and don't work.