Set Six Uranium Wine Glasses c1880

Description

Heading : A set of six of uranium wine glasses
Period : Victorian
Date : c1880
Origin : England
Colour : Uranium green
Bowl : Conical with large petal cuts
Stem : Six sided slice cut
Foot : Conical
Pontil : Polished
Glass Type : Lead
Size :   Approx 12.6cm tall with a bowl of 6.4cm and foot of 6.5cm
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks
Restoration : None
Weight : 880 grams combined

This type of glass is coloured by adding a small amount of uranium to the melt usually around 2% by mass. The metal ions within the glass oscillate when exposed to ultra violet light and emit green light.