Description
c1890 Mt Washington Burmese Jack in the Pulpit vase, Tumbler, and diamond optic
toothpick. Selling all three pieces of guaranteed authentic Mt Washington late
19th century American Burmese glass. No cracks, chips, or restorations. The
toothpick is 2 5/8" tall with 2" rim, tumbler is 3 5/8" tall with 2 11/16" rim.
Jack in the Pulpit is 8" tall.
Burmese glass is a type of opaque colored art glass, shading from yellow to
pink. It is found in either the rare original "shiny" finish or the more common
"satin" finish. It is used for table glass and small, ornamental vases and
dressing table articles.
It was made in 1885 by the Mount Washington Glass Company of New Bedford,
Massachusetts, USA. Burmese glass found favor with Queen Victoria. From 1886,
the British company of Thomas Webb & Sons was licensed to produce the glass.
Their version, known as Queen's Burmeseware, which was used for tableware and
decorative glass, often with painted decoration. Burmese was also made after
1970 by the Fenton art glass company.
Burmese is a uranium glass. The formula to produce Burmese Glass contains
uranium oxide with tincture of gold added. The uranium oxide produced the
inherent soft yellow color of Burmese glass. Because of the added gold, the
characteristic pink blush of color of Burmese was fashioned by re-heating the
object in the furnace. The length of time in the furnace will determine the
intensity of the color. Strangely, if the object is subjected to the heat again,
it will return to the original yellow color
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