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Sowerby Cloud Glass |
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Until recently, the only Cloud Glass believed to have been made by
Sowerby was the Purple Agate glass they made in the 1960s. In January 2004 an
Amber Cloud Glass vase was sold on Ebay. This vase, described below, is in a
design Sowerby registered in 1934. To our knowledge this is the only known
example of Sowerby Amber Cloud.
Sowerby
Pattern
No: Unknown Known Cloud
Colours: Purple Size(s): 6"
Diameter Date
Range:
Early 1960s Description: This posy bowl is an
almost exact copy of Davidson's 204 SS Posy Bowl. It comes with a clear
glass flower block which is just under 2.5" in diameter. The flower
block has 8 holes and is similar in shape to the Davidson No 8
semi-dome.
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Sowerby
Pattern
No: Unknown Known Cloud
Colours: Purple Size(s):
7.5" by 3.5" Date
Range:
Early 1960s Description: This ashtray/dish was in a
style popular in the 1960s. It is very similar in shape and size to
Davidson's 589/2 dish which was designed for Davidson by the 'Design
Research Unit', London.
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Sowerby
Pattern
No: Unknown Known Cloud
Colours: Amber Size(s):
7.5" tall by 5.5" diameter Date
Range: Unknown Description: This design
was registered by Sowerby on the 12 February 1934. The design is very
similar to one made by one of the larger pottery manufacturers. The walls
of the vase are very thick (0.25 inches) which makes the vase very heavy
and cumbersome. The vase came with a square flower support, again made in
thick glass. It almost seems as if this should be a design for clay rather
than glass.Due to the thickness of the glass, it is not a good
candidate for making in Cloud Glass. The trails appear as dark shadows in
the glass rather than as trails, thus loosing some of the effect you
normally expect to see in Cloud Glass. Most of the trails of Purple glass
are concentrated at the top of the vase, the foot being virtually plain
amber.
When
Sowerby made this vase is not known. Early examples of this vase have the
design number moulded in the inside base. This example does not, which
tends to suggest it was made much later. The 790213 vase is not commonly
seen, which again makes it an unusual choice for making in Cloud Glass.
One would have expected that Sowerby would choose a more popular design,
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Copyright
(c) Chris and Val Stewart 2002-2004 |
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