Difference between revisions of "Yellow glass"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | Glass can be made a transparent yellow color by the addition of small amounts of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=uranium | + | Glass can be made a transparent yellow color by the addition of small amounts of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=uranium%20yellow uranium oxide] (bright yellow), [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=cadmium%20sulfide cadmium sulfide] (lime yellow), metallic [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=silver silver] (golden), [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=selenium selenium] (yellow-orange), iron-manganese (straw) or iron sulfide (amber) or a mixture of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=antimony antimony] and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=lead lead]. |
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== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
| − | * | + | * Jack Odgen, ''Jewellery of the Ancient World'', Rizzoli International Publications Inc., New York City, 1982 |
* ''The Dictionary of Art'', Grove's Dictionaries Inc., New York, 1996 Comment: "Glass" | * ''The Dictionary of Art'', Grove's Dictionaries Inc., New York, 1996 Comment: "Glass" | ||
Revision as of 06:39, 24 July 2013
Description
Glass can be made a transparent yellow color by the addition of small amounts of uranium oxide (bright yellow), cadmium sulfide (lime yellow), metallic silver (golden), selenium (yellow-orange), iron-manganese (straw) or iron sulfide (amber) or a mixture of antimony and lead.
Synonyms and Related Terms
amber glass; canary glass; vidro amarelo (Port.)
Authority
- Jack Odgen, Jewellery of the Ancient World, Rizzoli International Publications Inc., New York City, 1982
- The Dictionary of Art, Grove's Dictionaries Inc., New York, 1996 Comment: "Glass"