**BLUE GLASS: ANCIENT TO MODERN
Blue Glass: Ancient to Modern
The chemistry behind making blue glass is complex. The simple answer is finely powdered oxides of cobalt or copper are added to the batch. Almost from the very beginnings of glass manufacture the color blue has been a chosen hue. The following slide show of blue glass pieces from our collection illustrates this. Beginning with a core-formed piece from 4th to 6th Century BC and ending with an example made by John Nygren from the studio glass movement of the early 1980’s.
- The Frog by John Nygren 1984
- 63A American Blue Pitcher 1850-1900
- 62A American wide mouth blue Salt 1830-1850
- 65A American Cobalt bowl c. 1780-1800 Allaire collection
- 49A American Expanded-Diamond Glass Salt
- 54R Roman Marbled Blue Bottle 1st Century
- 17R Roman Blue Bottle 1st Century Allaire collection
- 26R Greek Core-formed Alabastron 4th to 6th Century BC
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I have a John Nygren green frog on a green/turquoise round base dated 1987. Any interest in purchasing. Perfect condition, signed and numbered.