Slag glass, as we know it today, originated in England in the late 19th century as a means to produce attractive glass works with a new and exciting look for a lower cost. Formed in part as a byproduct from the iron smelting process, slag glass was being made by many different manufacturing companies in England and in America. Rising to new levels of popularity in the early 1900's, slag glass is no longer produced as it once was. Though production has lagged, slag glass chandeliers and lamps are beautiful accent pieces to add to your modern home.
Since the process of making slag glass was shrouded in a certain amont of mystery, stories sprang up to try and account for the process behind the effects. For example, it was a good bet that Sowerby's Blue Nugget color of 1883 was the result of adding cadmium to molten glass, but how to explain Gold Nugget? Stories soon spread that John George Sowerby, son of the company's founder, was tossing gold sovereigns into batches of amber glass to create this dramatic hue.
Although it is unlikely that this American bronze and yellow slag glass chandelier, circa 1900, contains gold sovereigns, it certainly makes for an interesting dinner conversation.
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To learn more about slag glass:
https://www.thermofisher.com/blog/metals/slag-from-by-product-to-valuable-construction-material/
http://www.antiqueweek.com/ArchiveArticle.asp?newsid=143
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