Congratulations

from Leigh Alan Demrow of Janesville, WI

Alan, The yellow pitcher was fun. Congratulations to Kevin McNamara for his correct description and the proof to back it up.

Mystery Solved?

from David Donaldson of Orlando, FL

I am not sure that the mystery is solved….the Hoglund shape is not the same as the mystery pitcher in question.

Looking at Shapes

from Michael Krumme of Los Angeles

Regarding Mr. Pescatore’s yellow opaque pitcher versus the Erik Hoglund Boda pitcher: While the shapes are similar, they are not identical. The Boda pitcher has a more 60s modern shape, most clearly seen in the slope of the shoulder. The mystery pitcher has a more classical shape that is nearly identical to the Steuben line drawings. I’m not convinced that the mystery pitcher is Steuben; I’m just making observations and comparisons based on the ideas being presented by our members.

Who Knows

from David Chadwick-Brown of San Diego

June Riccio shows a photograph of a Mandarin Yellow, #5010 vase.

Shape #5010

As I have a 5009 vase of the same color, who knows, they may have come from the same batch!

Shape #5009

Both have similar striations in the body, and are the same hue. My 5009 is listed on the website as Yellow Jade, but on the bottom, in pencil, it is written: “5009 9 1/2 [inches] Chinese Yellow” No such name exists in Gardner’s list of colors, but then, the website denotes, under 5010, it was produced in “Plain Yellow,” also not a listed color.

Factory Shape records

I have to assume that the pencil description was put on at the factory, as Marshall Fields’ sale sticker is on top of the writing. No doubt the marked price of $12.00 was about the same proportion of a purchaser’s weekly salary then, as was the amount which my piece cost, a few years ago! Perhaps her 5010 and my 5009 are Chinese (if not Mandarin) Yellow, and both would probably be designated as Yellow Jade today. I would also wager that Mandarin Yellow could not be twisted into the rings, as applied to both of our vases, without cracking.