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<p>[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 217962, member: 56"]I think that flow blue started out as a technical problem with cobalt color bleeding into the surrounding material during firing. Once they figured out how to stabilize the glaze, the "flow" went away. But I've had pieces dating to the early 1900s that were flow blue, so I think it later became a decor option.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don't think gilding can be taken as an indication of age.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 217962, member: 56"]I think that flow blue started out as a technical problem with cobalt color bleeding into the surrounding material during firing. Once they figured out how to stabilize the glaze, the "flow" went away. But I've had pieces dating to the early 1900s that were flow blue, so I think it later became a decor option. I don't think gilding can be taken as an indication of age.[/QUOTE]
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