Thomas Webb ‘Green Bronze’ Glass Vase c1880

Description

Heading : Glass vase
Date : c1880
Period : Victoria
Origin : Stourbridge. England
Colour : Green glass with an iridised surface
Body : Sharp wrythen moulding
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 8cm tall and approximately 10cm in diameter
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks
Restoration : None
Weight : 325 grams

Additional Information : Webb’s bronze was referred to as ‘Green Bronze’ in their pattern books. Probably one of the first successful attempts by glassmakers in the 19th century to replicate the iridescence occurring on excavated ancient glass.

References : For other pieces of Green Bronze by Thomas Webb. see: British glass 1800-1914 by Charles R Hajdamach – Page 320 Colour Plate 40.