Q. Our family has always referred to this pair of vases as “Bristol blue glass.” The vases, 14 inches tall, were given to my great-grandmother on her wedding day, December 16, 1884. She lived in Galveston, Texas. My grandmother told me my great-great-grandfather bought the vases from someone who had arrived that morning on a ship from France. Anything you tell me will be appreciated.
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