Topic: Early Queen Victoria commemorative plate - Maker? Age?

[yesvil]

Judging by the image I'm assuming this is quite an early Item for pressed glass. I don't think it's a modern copy or anything - but I may be wrong.

Any help on this, most welcome.

~Adam

http://flic.kr/p/9gDGZt

[Ivo]

these are called cup plates, if you ever decide to google it. I have a book on the subject - but in storage....

[neilh]

It's by Molineaux & Webb, see my earlier post here:

http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,36446.msg198321.html#msg198321

[yesvil]

Thanks neilh - I must have read this post previously too!

Is there anyway of judging if it's an early pressing or not?

[neilh]

I have a thread on that too (!) which this conversation has prompted me to update with some research snippets

http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,36448.0.html

[yesvil]

I have read that one in the past too.

I guess mine are of a later date, they are both in excellent condition which made me wonder about reproduction at first.

[neilh]

The Percival Vickers lacy plates were still being made in the early 20th century so that may also be true of some of the Molineaux Webb items, though I would have thought the Queen Victoria plate would not have made it past 1901, or maybe 1887, but who knows. I have a couple of these early design plates which are in very good condition, as well as a few which show more wear.