Glass & Crystal
Antique Hand Blown Cobalt Blue Glass Cream Jug – Rough Pontil Base, Seed Bubbles, Applied Handle, Pinched Pouring Spout, Small Pitcher
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- Type
- Small jug / cream pitcher
- Maker
- Unmarked — no maker's mark or country of origin
- Era
- Hand-blown; twentieth century or earlier, by the making rather than any mark
- Material
- Cobalt blue glass, free-blown
- Shape
- Swelling body with a flared neck, pinched pouring lip, applied handle
- Size
- ~4" / 10 cm tall
- Making marks
- Rough unground pontil scar to the base; seed bubbles throughout; applied handle with pressed upper join and drawn tail
Backstamp & Pattern
- Maker
- Unmarked — no maker's mark or country of origin
- Era
- Hand-blown; twentieth century or earlier, by the making rather than any mark
The base carries the maker's printed mark; the wording — especially “England” versus “Made in England” versus “Bone China” — together with any pattern or registration number are the main clues to its age.
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