Difference between revisions of "Canary glass"
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| − | A transparent, bright yellow glass colored with uranium oxide (about 2%). Canary glass, or Vaseline glass, was first manufactured in the 1850's and was very popular between 1860 and 1890. The yellow glass often has a greenish hue and a greasy feel. The presence of [ | + | A transparent, bright yellow glass colored with uranium oxide (about 2%). Canary glass, or Vaseline glass, was first manufactured in the 1850's and was very popular between 1860 and 1890. The yellow glass often has a greenish hue and a greasy feel. The presence of [[uranium dioxide]] causes canary glass to glow a bright yellow-green color under long wave ultraviolet radiation (UV-A). |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 12:09, 12 January 2014
Description
A transparent, bright yellow glass colored with uranium oxide (about 2%). Canary glass, or Vaseline glass, was first manufactured in the 1850's and was very popular between 1860 and 1890. The yellow glass often has a greenish hue and a greasy feel. The presence of Uranium dioxide causes canary glass to glow a bright yellow-green color under long wave ultraviolet radiation (UV-A).
Synonyms and Related Terms
uranium glass. vidro de urânio (Port.); Vaseline glass; topaz glass; lemon-yellow glass
Authority
- Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
- Website address 1 Comment: http://www.southern-belle.com/vase1.shtml