Alexandrite
Alexandrite
At the beginning of the twentieth century, not later than 1902, Thos. Webb & Sons manufactured a parti-colored transparent ware of great beauty. The glass shaded from a pale citron-yellow color to rose and then to blue in the reheated portions of the article.
It was produced from a homogeneous melt and unevenly turned to develop the rose and bluish tinges. Webb's sold their product under the name "Alexandrite." The small violet vase shown in our illustrations is a fine example of this beautiful glassware.
Stevens and Williams also produced an Alexandrite glassware by plating a body glass of transparent yellow with rose and blue glass. The outer casings of blue and rose were cut through to the yellow glass, producing an exceptionally beautiful effect.
US $27.00
Source: Nineteenth Century Glass - It's Genesis and Development
