Topic: Dating / Confirming Mary Gregory Glass

[selina]

Can anyone direct me to a site for dating or confirming whether something is Mary Gregory glass please? Or if anyone can help identify my small carafe? I know its quite old. And the style is similar to my Bohemian sauce jug. How can I tell its genuine Mary Gregory or who else was painting these in Victorian times? Any help appreciated.

[Lustrousstone]

Mary Gregory is a myth unfortunately.  http://www.20thcenturyglass.com/glass_encyclopedia/victorian_glass/marygregory_glass.htm
But your decanter does look genuinely old

[selina]

Thanks Christine ! I know nothing about it really. So its still called Mary Gregory glass then? And I guess I could call it antique? I just hate to mislead people if I have no clue.

[chopin-liszt]

I think one of the ways to tell older from newer is how slim or how chubby the figures are.
Older ones are chubby. They liked chubby kids then.
Newer ones reflect the newer, slim ideal.

[selina]

Okay, I thought it was a man smoking!!  Now I see it must be a chubby kid blowing bubbles? did they do that back then?

[chopin-liszt]

Yup. 

[selina]

  How embarassing... LOL Im glad I checked here first.. thanks!