This listing is for a lovely Mt. Washington Burmese Art Glass decorated miniature vase, c. 1880's. This nice vase has beautiful, rich Burmese coloration in the glass and is decorated with a crimped, scalloped rim with elongated neck and rounded bottom. The vase is unusual in that the Burmese coloration is reversed with the yellow being at the upper rim and the salmon color occurring on the neck and base. The vase is also enamel decorated in the Hawthorn pattern and is pictured on page 68 of the book "Mt. Washington Art Glass" by Betty B. Sisk.
Measures 4" high with a top width of 2 7/8". Weighs 4.4 ounces.
This nice vase is in excellent Estate condition with no chips, cracks or repairs.
The Mt. Washington Glass Company originally produced Burmese glass as the creation of Frederick Shirley in the early 1880's. 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.
In 1886, Mt. Washington gave permission to Thomas Webb to produce Burmese glass in England and slightly later other major glass companies created their version of this popular and costly 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.
Fenton produces a line of Burmese glass today, however, their product is much heavier, always signed and is never confused with the earlier glass.
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