Amethyst Glass Views
This 3>″ Amethyst and White Marble, otherwise known as Slag Glass, Covered Hen on a Nest is American Made Glass. It is from an original Westmoreland Glass Company Mould. It is 3 1/4s″ in height, 3 1/2e″ in length and 2 1/2 ″ wide. Adds Beauty to Country Decor. Also great to decorate for Spring or Easter! (color combinations vary with marble glass)
Radiation of old glass produces colors without historical precedent. It isne’t natural and it's irreversible. It isn't natural because no druggists bottles, cough medicines, hair tonics, lotions, whiskeys or sodas were ever made that color amethyst, or in those particular shades of cobalt blue, or those unnatural shades of amber... A rare or unusual color today probably means that somebody somewhere tampered with the chemical composition of the glass (using gamma radiation) to make it a unique specimen, and now unfortunately that piece is ruined forever.
That fakery isna’t tolerated in Toronto, and so 'sun-coloured amethyst' glass ends up out in the country bazaars, at village antique shops and flea markets where the vendors are hobbyists and the customers are tourists or cottagers with summer homes in the area. Out there the dealers feign ignorance when you point and ask e‘Is that glass irradiated?p’
ARCOROC AMETHYST GLASS WINE GOBLET 'ANTIQUE' ARCOROC ELEGANT AMETHYST GLASS GOBLET WINE WITH CLEAR STEM IN THE L'ANTIQUEK' PATTERN. NOT MARKED. PRESSED LEAF AND HOBNAIL PATTERN. 8in TALL, 3 1/4in WIDE, HOLDS 10 ounces. NO WEAR, CHIPS OR CRACKS. Type: ARCOROC AMETHYST GLASS WINE GOBLET 'ANTIQUE' Manufacturer: ARCOROC GLASS FRANCE
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