Brief description of five different methods of using colored glass are demonstrated; some produce uniformly colored objects, others splotchy or mottled effects.
Glass that gradually shades from one color to another has ingredients such as uranium and gold, which are sensitive to heat. When part of the object is reheated, it "strikes" or changes....
Learn about how glass is colored with experts from The Corning Museum of Glass. Colored glass is made by adding small amounts of metal oxides to the batch.
Listen as former curator Dedo von Kerssenbrock-Krosigk describes this goblet made of gold ruby glass. Gold ruby glass is one of the most difficult colors to achieve in glass....
Listen as curator Jane Shadel Spillman describes Blue Aurene Vase, designed by Frederick Carder. Aurene glass was one of the earliest color effects created by Frederick Carder for Steuben.
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