How to know when crazing has ruined something....

A Poole vase also from my Nan’s cabinet that I have dated as 1937-1946, a shape 353 and art pattern BN.

It is crazed however and I am interested to learn how much is too much when it comes to crazing.

 

kinda dry there in the outback , eh !
the vase still looks good !

 

Sure is! Vase probably spent it's last 20yrs getting cooked and cooled against a nice hot brick wall

 

Personally I don't mind honest crazing that is not discolored or stained. I think the vase looks great.

 

Well the first thing is, crazing is considered a flaw so should always be mentioned if selling something. The next thing is that certain types or brands of ceramics are almost always crazed so often not a deterrent. A chip or a crack in the body are more of an issue in my book.

When is it too much? If you're eating or serving food from a crazed item the food juices can migrate into some crazing so could possibly be a bacteria issue though I don't know if I've ever heard of it actually happening. It can also cause the crazing to darken or the body can become discolored which can often be reversed by a peroxide soak and good rinsing. It won't fix the problem of course.

If you're putting water in something such as a vase you might need to watch that it doesn't weep through some crazing.

I think your vase it lovely!

 

I agree with the above.
Don

 

The crazing on your vase doesn't appear to be too distracting. Yes, crazing is a negative in my mind if it is really heavy or readily noticeable when looking at a piece from a few feet away. Also a negative when crazing is uneven, only impacting one side or one spot on a piece of art pottery.

 

I have a cracked Coalport tea cup in the box that I might try a peroxide soak in, the crack has gone brown. I am learning so much, thankyou!