Orchid or Lavender

Some gold decorated teapots with the orchid numbers are have a mat finish. The color looks to be a mat pink. Other may look to be a glossy Purple/Lavender color. Lavender is also a Hall color.

I would like to gather a database of the exact Hall numbering and lettering on the bottom of light purplish Hall teapots.

Some collectors have told me they think the only "true" orchid is a mat pink color and that other items are actually lavender. Other collectors have told me that both are Orchid and that Orchid varies a lot. If you have any Hall documentation on this I would sure like to know.

If you have items in this color would you email me the exact numbers, letters and punctuation on the bottom of the teapot. Also please tell me if the item is a mat pink or a glossier Purple/Lavender like color. Pictures would also be helpful
email them to Shirley

	Here is a New mark batter bowl in LAVENDER
	Another New mark Lavender pictcher. Notice the color variation in the lid. This color was hard for Hall to do and there is some variation!

Here are some collectors items
THANKS Maggie, Rex, Ron, John & Shirley, Toni and others!

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Database on Orchid Numbered teapots so far - More pictures coming soon

Glossy Orchid number
Aladdin Glossy Orchid in color 0. 67.7 1/2 (1/2 is for the infuser) (Oval opening) Maggie's
Many items with no gold and no numbers, often light on the edges.

Mat Orchid number
Mat pink/Orchid Aladdin 0677.GL (round opening) Rex's
Mat pink/Orchid Aladdin six cup Gold Swag (Gold Label) with markings on the bottom 0677 gl John & Shirley

Mat pink/Orchid New York that's in the book...p 262 is number 0.37GL Maggie's, Also Toni has one
Mat pink/Orchid New York, six-cup, Gold Flower (Gold Label) has this mark: 03.7 GL

Mat pink/Orchid Boston # is 0.17GL Ron's, Toni's
Mat pink/Orchid Boston, six-cup, Fleur-de-Lis (Gold Label) has this mark: 017.GL John & Shirley
Mat pink/Orchid Boston, four-cup, Fleur-de-Lis has this mark: 017GL

Mat pink/Orchid French 057GL Toni
Mat pink/Orchid French, eight-cup, Gold Daisy (Gold Label) has this mark: 0.57 GL John & Shirley

Observations so far:
Naomi ordered items in the mid 80's in Lavender
Orchid is in the Hall catalogs on their color charts for at least 1935, 1937,1940, 1942
Orchid is NOT in the Hall catalogs on their color charts for 1930, 1956, 1964, 1984, 1987, 2000
There does not seem to be any consistency in decimal point marking a difference between the glossy and the mat colors. There may be two decimals in the glossy items but I need more data on this.

Proposed names to use:
Perhaps these name/descriptions would help for items that are light purple until more actual Hall documentation shows up.