Featured Vase? Damage or factory defect?

I think this item is probably Mexican from the 1960s. Do you think it was meant as a vase, or as a container for oil,vinegar, or something else?

Also, in the third photo there's a small gray teardrop shape and a few smaller areas that look maybe like scratches that are also gray. Would chips and scratches look like that or are they probably factory defects? I don't think the gray part is dirt... what could cause that color in glass?

In case it's relevant, the item has a pontil in the base so was handblown.

Thanks for your thoughts...

 

A hot ash from the kiln????? But LOVE the amber color!!!

 

Does look like Tlaquepaque. That shape was typically decorative. Used for display, rather than on table. It is not a factory item per se. These were mouth-blown in workshops. Imperfections to be expected.

Debora

 

That said... Neither color nor base look typically vintage Mexican to me. You thought it might be. Would you share with us why?

Debora

 

Well, I feel like a dope! I started a thread with the same glass piece last Spring and didn't even remember. I found it when I was doing a search in the group.

Here's the old thread, where I came away thinking it was Mexican from the 60s... hence my saying it here....

https://www.antiquers.com/threads/age-and-origin-of-glass-cruet-or-vase.37271/#post-593813

 

Ah, so maybe a burn mark?

 

I wasn't familiar with Tlaquepaque... thanks for mentioning it. Do different areas of Mexico produce different types of glass items?

As I mentioned in the old thread, I remember Mexican glassware being sold in a store in NYC in the 60s that looked like this piece. I'm pretty sure some pieces were amber, while others were blue, turquoise and green. Maybe red, too.

 

Reminds me of one in a different color (and much larger, about 12") I posted a little while ago, which was identified as Mexican https://www.antiquers.com/threads/is-this-american-or-mexican-glass.46561/#post-1579653 :