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Title: Sowerby pop opalescent swan vase ?
Post by: bat20 on April 26, 2021, 12:26:03 PM
Hi, I was amazed to find this piece on a bric&brac shelf !?,but there it was,9.5 cm ht ,I think it’s dated jan 1879.Anyone know much about it and exactly what it was made for thanks .
Title: Re: Sowerby pop opalescent swan vase ?
Post by: bat20 on April 26, 2021, 12:29:22 PM
Please ignore ‘pop’,..don’t know how that happened ?😀
Title: Re: Sowerby pop opalescent swan vase ?
Post by: NevB on April 26, 2021, 02:11:12 PM
A very nice find, here's a link to one in the Glass Gallery. Have you got a UV torch to see if it's Uranium glass? It's probably a spill vase.
https://www.yobunny.org.uk/glassgallery/displayimage.php?album=search&cat=0&pos=5


Title: Re: Sowerby pop opalescent swan vase ?
Post by: bat20 on April 26, 2021, 02:33:27 PM
For some reason I can never get on there , your link is blank
Title: Re: Sowerby pop opalescent swan vase ?
Post by: NevB on April 26, 2021, 03:44:33 PM
That's strange  ???, it works for me, have you tried searching for Glass Queries Gallery?
Title: Re: Sowerby pop opalescent swan vase ?
Post by: bat20 on April 26, 2021, 04:07:47 PM
Do you need a different user name and password there ?
Title: Re: Sowerby pop opalescent swan vase ?
Post by: NevB on April 26, 2021, 04:29:33 PM
No it's an open site, you can look under the headings or search "sowerby 1436" to find your piece.
Title: Re: Sowerby pop opalescent swan vase ?
Post by: bat20 on April 26, 2021, 04:52:32 PM
Ok ta a lot!got there on the end !
Title: Re: Sowerby pop opalescent swan vase ?
Post by: Lustrousstone on April 27, 2021, 04:09:42 PM
It won't be uranium glass and it's more likely a posy vase, as it's too short for spills
Nev, you used the dynamic link. You should use the one given below the image at the bottom, as that's the fixed link https://www.yobunny.org.uk/glassgallery/displayimage.php?pos=-20964
Title: Re: Sowerby pop opalescent swan vase ?
Post by: NevB on April 28, 2021, 08:39:04 PM
Thanks Christine.