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<p>[QUOTE="MickeyHUnt, post: 3804554, member: 19205"][ATTACH=full]317034[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]317035[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]317036[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]317037[/ATTACH] I bought this vase at Goodwill for $6 the other day, not because its “antique” but because I needed something nice for flowers, and I got to wondering about how old it might be. I know “crazing” to give a piece an old look can be faked by mismatching glazes and clay, but this had such a thick coat of dark grease over 25% of its surface, that I thought the crazing might be genuine. I often find shards of crazed pottery on my property and in the creek. Well, and I find shards of native American pottery, too, but that’s another story.</p><p><br /></p><p>The vase is 11 inches high, and from looking inside I'd say it was thrown on a wheel. The glaze is transparent yellow over white.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for your thoughts.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="MickeyHUnt, post: 3804554, member: 19205"][ATTACH=full]317034[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]317035[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]317036[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]317037[/ATTACH] I bought this vase at Goodwill for $6 the other day, not because its “antique” but because I needed something nice for flowers, and I got to wondering about how old it might be. I know “crazing” to give a piece an old look can be faked by mismatching glazes and clay, but this had such a thick coat of dark grease over 25% of its surface, that I thought the crazing might be genuine. I often find shards of crazed pottery on my property and in the creek. Well, and I find shards of native American pottery, too, but that’s another story. The vase is 11 inches high, and from looking inside I'd say it was thrown on a wheel. The glaze is transparent yellow over white. Thanks for your thoughts.[/QUOTE]
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