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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass => Topic started by: Laird on February 23, 2020, 10:32:34 AM
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This deceptive glass appears to have had an unused life, as there are no signs of scratches on the foot - unless it was only used on tables with tablecloths.
There is a pronounced shear blip on the rim, and there are striations on the bowl and the foot.
My feeling is that this one perhaps might be 1800-ish (1790-1830).
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nice glass - intriguing how such a piece should avoid picking up any wear. From what I can see in the picture, plus your words about the piece, my thoughts are c. 1850 or perhaps even later. You don't tell us the height, but I think we're looking at a bucket bowl which has a heavy appearance, and just makes me think more mid to late Victorian.
But who knows - like so many drinking glass related pieces, precision seems difficult to achieve.
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In regards to wear I picked up a rummer the other day, at first glance there seems to be little wear but with a lens you can see a very thin band of wear right on the edge of the foot, almost impossible to photograph, well by me anyway ! ::) ;D ;D ( pic' of piece inc' )
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I thought that was an egg cup at first glance, Keith! How tall is it please?
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3.5 inches wide, 6 inches tall, how big are chicken eggs up north ??? :o ;D ;D
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that is substantial - obviously the Victorians were all lushes ;) I do know that Sowerby did a v. large rummer cum tankard shaped drinking glass, an example of which I did once have - think it has the words 'One Pint', in relief, on the side of the bowl. Not sure when the Sowerby glass first appeared - I know it appears on the CD Rom catalogue - probably some time early in the C20, but I forget exactly when.
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Goose egg maybe, Keith?! ;D
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I was thinking ostrich ! :o ;D ;D