Welcome to Antiques & Moore! This listing is for a STUNNING decorated Webb Burmese Art Glass condiment jar, c. The glass has beautiful “Burmese” coloration and is embellished with hand enameled floral Hawthorne decoration with fine details and coloration in the enameling featuring periwinkle blue and peach flowers with green and brown foliage. The jar has a silver plated frame, handle and lid. This nice condiment jar is in excellent condition with no noted flaws although the plated frame and lid do reflect minor normal wear. Measures 4 1/2″ high and 3 3/4″ in diameter, the top opening is 1 7/8″ diameter and it has a 2″ diameter base. 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. 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. Lightly 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. We at Antiques & Moore have been in the Antiques business for over 30 years and try to describe our items as accurately as possible. We are happy to answer any questions and always appreciate your business!
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