What type of glass? Green translucent
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What type of glass? Green translucent
Large vase or garniture.
I've tried a UV light and it's not uranium.
I've looked at vaseline glass but can't find any translucent examples.
What type of glass is it please?
I assume it's Victorian or Victorian style reproduction.
Smooth pontil and as such just rings flowing outwards.
1.5 kg
32 cm tall x 13.5 cm base diameter.
Thanks
I've tried a UV light and it's not uranium.
I've looked at vaseline glass but can't find any translucent examples.
What type of glass is it please?
I assume it's Victorian or Victorian style reproduction.
Smooth pontil and as such just rings flowing outwards.
1.5 kg
32 cm tall x 13.5 cm base diameter.
Thanks
kanda- Number of posts : 3
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Re: What type of glass? Green translucent
If it doesn't glow under UV it will be Opaline glass. Might help.
Probably late 19thC
Probably late 19thC
Re: What type of glass? Green translucent
Thanks so much. Having now searched the term I didn't realise opaline was a type rather than just being descriptive as opalescent. It's not a glass term I'm used to using and now seems obvious, so thanks for increasing my knowledge.
kanda- Number of posts : 3
Location : Cumbria, UK
Registration date : 2022-09-13
Re: What type of glass? Green translucent
That's not correct. Uranium glass (often called vaseline glass) glows under UV, and also to a lesser extent glass containing manganese. Opalescent glass changes in daylight conditions depending on how the light hits it, like an opal.denbydump wrote:If it doesn't glow under UV it will be Opaline glass. Might help.
Probably late 19thC
This piece is late 19th or early 20th century. Could be Bohemian, or by one of the British factories such as John Walsh Walsh or even Whitefriars.
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