Flute Vases, Imperial   Updated 3/7/2011
Imperial's Flute vase is another of those difficult to recognize patterns, principally because the distinguishing flute characteristic--the flat curved band at the base of each of the flutes--has often been so dissolved by the swinging that it is difficult to see. However, there is another characteristic that helps in identifying the pattern: The tops have eight scallops, one for each flute, with five saw-teeth on each of the scallops.

There were at least two different molds, both of them 2-part molds. One has a base diameter of 3 1/2 inches with the typical Imperial 24-point star, and the other is just under 2 3/4 inches with a rather hexagonal 24-point star. Heights range from 6 1/2 to 11 1/2 inches.

Blue, 2,500 (2007),
   1,500, 1,600 (both 2009)

Marigold, 25 (2010)

Purple, 195 (2010)