How can we tell we’re not getting milk glass is opaline frech glass thicker?
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mamamia28 Reputation: 10 See mamamia28's booth |
From Glass View News…
Opaline glass is a decorative style of glass made in France from 1800 to the 1890s, though it reached its peak of popularity during the reign of Napoleon III in the 1850s and 1860s.
The glass is opaque or slightly translucent, and can appear either white or brightly colored in shades of green, blue, pink, black, lavender and yellow. The glass has a high lead content which defined it as “demi-crystal” or semi-crystal. The primary influences on this style of glass were 16th century Venetian milk glass, and English white glass produced in 18th century Bristol.
Many different pieces were produced in opaline glass, including vases, bowls, cups, coupes, decanters, perfume bottles, boxes, clocksand other implements. The popularity of Opaline glass began during the reign of Napoleon. Cities involved in the production included Le Creusot, Baccarat, and Saint-Louis, Réunion, as well as various locations in England.
All opaline glass is hand-blown and has a rough or polished pontil on the bottom. There are no seams and no machine engraving. Many pieces of opaline glass are decorated with gilding. Some with handpainted flowers or birds. Several have bronze ormolu mounts, rims, hinges or holders. Real opaline glass was produced only in France. In the 1900’s Italy produced a similar glass and called it opaline veritable.
Most all opaline glass is not branded or signed.
Portieux Vallerysthal made lots of robin’s egg blue glass they call Opaline. This was produced later and in much greater quantity and is not nearly as rare or valuable.
The two best references for French Opaline Glass are Les Opalines by Christine Vincendeau and L’Opaline française au XIXe siècle by Yolande Amic. Both are in French.
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Marlin114 Reputation: 41 See Marlin114's booth |
Real milk glass will show a sparkling reddish orange highlight at the edges when held up to the sun or bright light, due to the mineral content that gives it its semi translucent milky appearance.
And lot of the later white milkish colored glass is just that, glass that is white, although some describe it as milk glass. For instance, the cereal premiums that were issued in the 1960’s.
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spencer455 Reputation: 92 See spencer455's booth |
Opaline usually has a different cast to it than regular milk glass does.
Do a search on the bay for opaline glass and you should see what I mean.
Some depression era bathroom glassware or perfume sets were made of
opaline glass.
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Vintagemaven Reputation: 629 See Vintagemaven's booth |
yes opaline has a skim milk appearance that fades out towards the edges. Yhe color hues of blue, pink or green are very very faint if it’s true opaline. Many call it older milk glass but this is not accurate.
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BARNTIQUES859 Reputation: 234 See BARNTIQUES859's booth |
I always thought that milk glass was the deep white glass like whole milk and oplaline looked more like skim milk.
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the_seller_inc Reputation: 616 See the_seller_inc's booth |
Ai agree with The Seller…" I always thought that milk glass was the deep white glass like whole milk and oplaline looked more like skim milk."
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alienai Reputation: 24 See alienai's booth |
Learned something, did not know how to tell the difference! :)
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lovinkim Reputation: 20 See lovinkim's booth |
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