Vintage Cranberry Glass Vase

Description

Retro circa 1970 large blown by mouth and shaped by hand Cranberry Glass vase is attributed to the Fenton Glass Works. Deep red with a fire polished rim, this lovely vase has no chips or cracks. Deep cranberry color with a polished pontel on the bottom and smooth exterior with symmetrical folds inside. Vase stands 8.5" and is 6" round.

Brief Cranberry Glass History
Adding a bit of gold to a batch of molten glass in 1612, Italian glassmaker Antonio Neri discovered the secret required to produce "wondrous red glass that shimmered with the natural beauty of rubies..." They say that Venetian glass crafters had tried to make red glass unsuccessfully for years. Regardless of the true origin of rediscovery, there are a couple of facts everyone seems to agree upon. Cranberry glass does indeed use gold chloride in its manufacturing process. The amount of gold chloride used intensifies the red color. Whether old or new, cranberry glass has never been easy to make. History and chemistry aside, however, once the truth was known, it never lost popularity and value.

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Added on Oct 02, 2009