This listing is for a lovely example of Thomas Webb decorated Burmese Art Glass in the Hawthorn pattern, c. 1890. The glass has beautiful coloration and a satin finish decorated with an enamel design featuring small blue and pink flowers and large pointed leaves in shades of green and brown. The scalloped upper rim folds inward to a rounded body. Made by Thomas Webb & Sons in England.
Measures 2 1/4" high, 2 1/2" wide with a 1" diameter opening at top. Weighs 4 ounces.
This nice Burmese miniature vase is in excellent Estate condition with no noted flaws.
Background: Thomas Webb was given license to produce Burmese Art Glass in England in 1886. The glass was was originally created by Frederick Shirley in the early 1880's for Mt. Washington. The color was achieved by adding uranium oxide and gold to a batch of opal glass which created a yellow opaque glass that became salmon colored when reheated. Further reheating would turn the salmon back to yellow. This glass has a brilliant glow similar to Vaseline glass when exposed to a black light. Webb originally used the Mt. Washington formula for his Burmese glass but later changed the formula to obtain a deeper color variation. Webb Burmese shapes are unique and not the same shapes as used by Mt. Washington. Slightly later other major glass companies created their version of this popular art glass. Expensive to produce, none of the companies produced Burmese glass in a large quantity. The glass is thin and fragile and has always been a desired addition to any Art Glass collection. Although Fenton produced a line of Burmese glass, their product is much heavier, always signed and is never confused with the earlier glass.
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