Mt Washington Decorated Burmese Miniature Rose Bowl-Victorian Queens Burmeseware
A superb example of Mount Washington Burmese glass, this hard to find decorated miniature rose bowl exhibits the quintessential look of the Victorian era. The company developed this type of glass in 1885 where it soon gained the attention of Queen Victoria in England. A year later, in 1886, the company granted the English firm Thomas Webb and Sons a license to manufacture this type of glass. The Webb version became known as Queens Burmese Ware, a designation sometimes found on the bottom of individual examples. Both companies produced numerous shapes and sizes of this type of glass in decorated and plain versions all of which have become extremely popular in the collecting world today.
Another aspect of this type of glass is that it contains uranium oxide dust reacting in the presence of ultraviolet light. The pink hue at the top of the examples was caused by the small amounts of gold incorporated into the glass mix and subsequently the pieces fired a second time after the initial cooling. The second heating cause a chemical reaction and a color change in the glass. We have here a very small yet elegant round rose bowl with a floral decoration. The piece stands 2 1/2" tall with a girth measuring 2 1/2" across. After thorough examination and cleaning, no damages or repairs noted. Decoration appears intact with none missing. One picture reveals this example glows in the presence of ultraviolet light. As a miniature, this beautiful example will not take up much room on the shelf yet make a huge statement in the display. The last picture shows three pieces of similar glass all listed individually in the shop.
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- Brand: Mt Washington
- Origin: Massachusetts
- Type: Vase
- Color: Pink/yellow
- Theme: Florals
- Material: Glass
- Production Style: Art Glass
- Production Technique: Burmese glass
- Subject: Flowers
- Product Line: Burmese
