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Custard glass is a Victorian era opaque, off white or ivory coloured glass, that often uses uranium oxide in the glass mixture to give a slight green or yellow tint. As a result of the uranium, custard glass with this content glows a bright green colour when exposed to UV light. Custard glass was often decorated with applied flowers, leaves, and fruit, and sometimes had an extra layer or casing of coloured glass, usually pink, but blue and other colours can also be found. This extra casing can be on the inside (most common) or the outside. Manufacturers of custard glass include Stevens & Williams and Boulton & Mills, from the Stourbridge area of England, Czech/Bohemian maker Harrach, and also some American factories. Identification between these factories is difficult, and there are many mixed opinions to be found online.
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A Victorian opaque uranium custard glass vase / jug with applied handle, rim and floral decoration.
A Victorian opaque uranium custard glass vase / jug with applied handle, rim and frilly decoration.
A Victorian opaque uranium custard glass vase / jug with applied handle, rim and floral decoration.
View of custard glass under UV light, showing uranium green glow.
A Victorian opaque uranium custard glass vase with applied cherry fruit decoration.
A Victorian opaque uranium custard glass vase with applied rim and fruit decoration.
A Victorian opaque uranium custard glass vase with applied amber foot decoration.
A pair of Victorian opaque uranium custard glass vases / jugs with applied handle, feet, and cherry fruit decoration.
A Victorian opaque uranium custard glass vase with internal pink casing.
A Victorian opaque uranium custard glass vase with internal pink casing.
A Victorian opaque uranium custard glass vase with internal pink casing.
A pair of Victorian opaque uranium custard glass vases with applied pink threading.
A Victorian opaque uranium custard glass rose bowl / posy vase with internal pink casing.
A Victorian opaque uranium custard glass rose bowl / posy vase with internal blue casing.
A Victorian opaque uranium custard glass vase with internal pink casing.
A Victorian opaque uranium custard glass bowl with internal pink casing. Made by Bohemian factory Franz Welz.
A Victorian opaque uranium custard glass vase with frilled/crimped rim, internal pink casing, applied amber rim edging and applied clear feet.
A Victorian opaque uranium custard glass vase with applied pink rim.
A Victorian opaque uranium custard glass vase with applied blue rim and feet.
A Victorian opaque uranium custard glass vase with applied blue feet.
A Victorian opaque uranium custard glass vase with frilled/crimped rim and internal blue casing.
A Victorian opaque pink glass rose bowl / posy vase with uranium custard glass inner casing.
A Victorian opaque uranium custard glass finger bowl or ashtray with pink inner casing.
A large Victorian opaque uranium custard glass basket bowl with pink inner casing and cherries decoration.
Non-Uranium Custard Glass
The following examples are clearly made in the same style, but do not have any uranium content, and therefore may not strictly qualify as Custard glass.
A Victorian opaque white glass vase with internal pink casing and applied amber rim.
A Victorian opaque white glass vase with internal pink casing and applied amber rim.
A Victorian opaque custard glass vase with internal pink casing and applied amber foot decoration.
A Victorian opaque white glass vase with internal pink casing and outer blue casing.
A Victorian opaque white glass vase with internal pink casing.
A pair of Victorian opaque white glass vases with applied pink threading.
A Victorian opaque white glass sugar bowl and creamer set with internal pink casing.
A Victorian opaque white glass creamer jug with internal blue casing.
A Victorian opaque white glass vase with internal pink casing.
A Victorian opaque ivory white glass basket shaped bowl, with applied amber rim and handle. Probably made by Czech/Bohemian factory Harrach.
A Victorian opaque ivory white custard glass basket shaped bowl, with applied amber rim, handle, and leaves, and white flowers. Probably made by Czech/Bohemian factory Harrach.
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