George Davidson
George Davidson |
The George Davidson glass works made its name primarily with a range of pressed colored class that satisfied the growing demand for decorative domestic where,.
Davidson had notable success with its opalescent pearline
pressed glass in blues or primrose yellow.
Matching sets of tableware, vases, and souvenir, such as
photo transfer plates, were mass produced for a keen and aspirational market
from the late 1880s until world War one.
When opalescent glass went out of fashion, George Davidson introduced its cloud range, with a swirling streaked and mottled coloured
effect that imitated more expensive materials such as marble.
George Davidson |
The cloud range was a huge hit and remained in production
until world War 11, with new colours being added at regular intervals, which
can help date the glass, colours including purple from 1923 are highly sought
after, red glass from 1929 with a finish that resembles Chinese lacquer.
George Davidson |
After World War II, the company never quite enjoyed the same
success it did not add any new styles, and it’s hand made produced glass became increasingly un competitive.
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