Widely Known Glass Colors


Some colors of glass are widely known. Perhaps the best example of this is “cobalt blue” that is produced by adding cobalt oxide to the glass melt. “Vaseline glass” is a fluorescent yellow-green glass that contains small amounts of uranium oxide. “Ruby gold” and “cranberry glass” are red glasses produced by the addition of gold. “Selenium ruby” is a red color caused by the addition of selenium oxide, and “Egyptian blue” is produced by the addition of copper.

Depression glass bowl
Depression glass bowl: A “cobalt blue” nut bowl of the Royal Lace “depression glass” pattern manufactured by the Hazel Atlas company of Clarksburg, West Virginia and Zanesville, Ohio.

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