7666 Jain ELEPHANT VASE Marigold Foreign (Indian) Carnival Glass

Description

ELEPHANT VASE. Unusual Marigold Indian Carnival Glass 8¾" blown-in-mold Vase, in excellent undamaged antique condition.
INDIAN CARNIVAL GLASS
Mid to late 1930s
Carnival Glass
was produced on the sub-continent of India, in Uttar Pradesh, near Firozabad. Most Carnival production was by the Jain Glass Works which began iridizing glass in 1935. Other glass makers included Paliwal, CB and AVM. There is scant information available regarding Indian Carnival glass production making attribution very difficult; most everything is attributed to Jain by default. Some Jain pieces are marked "JAIN", and Paliwal Glass Works marked "PGW". CB and AVM marked some of their production,  but not all.
Most Indian Carnival glass is marigold, and ranges in intensity from very pale to a deep pumpkin. Some light blue or aqua Jain pieces have been found; their color was named "Jain Blue". Some Indian Carnival has an etched, rather than molded, pattern.
ELEPHANT VASE
Unusual Marigold Indian Carnival Glass 8¾" blown-in-mold Vase, in excellent undamaged antique condition.
Excellent Undamaged Antique Condition
means that while a
listed
item has no post-production damage such as chips or cracks,
it may have discernible minor wear from usage and/or nesting (stacking)
. This wear will be mentioned and/or highlighted with its own photo
if over-moderate
. In my opinion, there are very, very few pieces of Carnival Glass that don't have an imperfection of some sort, whether from production or use, that can't be found with careful inspection, but that doesn't impact the presentation.
Production conditions in the early 1900s were dirty and dangerous; there was no "Quality Control" as we know it now. Issues resultant from these conditions include:
Air bubbles
in the glass that were not squeezed out during pressing.
Heat checks
which are internal rifts filled with air (which is why you can see them), usually from a burst air bubble.
Inclusions
in or on the surface of the glass, such as ash and cinders. Often found in the flames of vases and rims of bowls were it settled during pressing.
Strands
of undissolved colorant (usually in green glass).
Straw marks
which are lines
in the glass caused by premature solidification where the molten glass was
snipped from the gathering rod with cool metal shears when the mould was full; lines also formed on the surface during the cooling process.
Tool marks
from implements used to form the edge or influence the shape.
Mold issues
related to filling and release such as incomplete or malformed edges,
rough seams, extra glass at seams; webbed, incomplete or pulled edge points.
Cooling issues
such as
uneven legs, slanted stems or a bowed base (causing rocking), surface lines and heat checks.
Production issues may be undesirable in the extreme, but they do not qualify as "damage" and will be found to some degree on nearly all antique glassware. Issues of wear will be left to your discretion.
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All items are bubble wrapped. No tape is used on the bubble wrap (YAY!). Carton voids are filled with cushioning peanuts. Cartons are labeled GLASS or FRAGILE, and
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