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A Selection of Hyacinth Vases |
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squat bulbous hyacinth vases in front with tall hyacinth vases behind |
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cobalt blue hyacinth vases |
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cobalt blue hyacinth vases
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These tall churn-shape hyacinth vases are a classic Victorian design. It is difficult to capture the exquisite, almost purple, cobalt blue colour. |
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Another classic Victorian hyacinth vase shape is known as "Tye" after the manufacturer. The two in the front are genuine Tye vases.
(also see the Vase Shapes page for more info) |
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The bottom of the Tye hyacinth vase shows the maker's mark, reading:
"Gt Charles St Birmingham G P Tye" |
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Green hyacinth vases in 3 different shapes: "Tye" squat, bulbous (not genuine Tye), churn with a larger cup and another which I don't know the name for. |
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Amber hyacinth vases: on the left the tall churn shape and 2 "Tye" squat bulbous shapes (not genuine Tye). The darker one in the front is heavy and has a seam so definitely not hand-blown. |
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Another shade of green hyacinth vases in 3 different shapes: churn, slightly ribbed and swept and "Tye" squat bulbous (not genuine Tye). |
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Amethyst hyacinth vases, 3 squat bulbous vase and 2 variations on the tall shape. |
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A miscellaneous selection of hyacinth vases, ranging from an antique Victorian cobalt blue on the left to a modern limited edition tall heavy red at the back to a uranium one at the back right to 3 clear Victorian/Georgian (?) vases and a cranberry Victorian one in the middle. The uranium vase is below under UV light. |
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This is the uranium hyacinth vase shown at the back right in the pic above when under UV light. See more at the Glass Under UV Light page. |
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This is the Glassroots modern red tall churn hyacinth vase from the miscellaneous selection above. It's heavy and marked on the base with its limited edition number. |
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The base of the Glassroots hyacinth vase, marked: "glassroots 83/250". I'm intrigued that there were 250 of these produced yet I have never seen them mentioned or shown anywhere else. I bought this one on ebay. (see home page for more recent info) |
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What is and is not a hyacinth vase
To use a vase as a hyacinth vase it needs 3 things: 1. something at the top to hold the bulb above water (either a cup or a narrowing shape of the vase) , 2. room for the roots to grow in the water, 3. large enough base to provide stability for a heavy bulb and flower. If it has these three things you can use it to grow bulbs. It doesn't have to be an "official" hyacinth vase. If you like it, use it! Unfortunately some sellers on ebay are selling vases that they describe as hyacinth vases when they are not hyacinth vases and not suitable to use as such.
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Below are some examples that are not really hyacinth vases but the tall two I did use to grow hyacinth bulbs and they worked fine. The small one at the front is a jam pot (missing its lid) which was sold on ebay as a hyacinth vase but is too small to accommodate the hyacinth's roots. I picture some other jam pots (right and below right) just for clarification.
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Below, compare the two crocus forcing vases in the front with the hyacinth vases. It is easy to see that they are much smaller and the cups are too small to hold a hyacinth bulb. I don't know why some still call them hyacinth vases. Some of these small vases were made as acorn vases (I don't have a picture of an example but will add one in the future). |
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lots of hyacinth vases |
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last updated 26 January 2011 |
