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Follow Up on Green #5

I assume Shuman must have had an example of Green #5 before him, as he used the term ’emerald green.’ I do not believe the goblet pictured would qualify, but would sugggest that the shade of green falling somewhere between Pomona and Nile (apple) green might better resemble an emerald. See 6199, and the vase in the ship holder. Note, the vetting committee simply called it ‘green,’ probably being unsure of what shade of green it might be. It is somewhat more of a yellow/green than Pomona, and better fits the designation ’emerald green.’ This is an observation that was brought to my attention by the indefatagible Rande Bly.

Best regards to all for the holidays.

David Chadwick-Brown, San Diego

p.s. the goblet denominated #5 green doesn’t remind me of emerald, but this still doesn’t nail down #5. For all we know, the goblet is #5,and Shuman was mistaken by giving it the ’emerald’ designation. At one time, someone assigned #5 to the glass that Revi shows as teal blue (page 148, figure 286).

Special Green

I once counted up the greens I have, and there may have been eight or nine greens. I have never seen a name given to the green stems on oriental poppy glasses. Likewise, the color of the bowl in Dimitroff, p.257 (10.150) is unknown.

similar goblet

How Many Greens?

Gardner, in his texts, shows 16 Greens. At p. 59 of The Glass of Frederick Carder, Gardner says:
Carder frankly admitted that he himself could not remember the shade of some colors, such as the No. 5 Green, although he was sure such a color had been made and his certainty was substantiated by catalog references.