Pearline Glass Identification Guide + Gallery
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Pearline glass was created by British company George Davidson & Co in 1889 during the Victorian era, and similar glass was produced by other companies including Henry Greener and Burtles, Tate & Co. Pearline glass consists of pressed glass in either lemon yellow 'Primrose', clear 'Moonshine' or blue, with a white opalescent rim. Yellow pearline glass is often referred to as 'Vaseline glass' due to it's similar colour to pertroleum jelly. The bright yellow colour is created by adding uranium oxide to the glass mixture. This also results in the glass glowing a bright green under ultraviolet (UV) light, a fact which has made pearline glass even more popular with collectors.
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Linking Rings
A Victorian uranium yellow primrose pearline glass "Linking Rings" bowl. Made by Davidson, design registration number 237038.
A Victorian blue pearline glass "Linking Rings" bowl. Made by Davidson, design registration number 237038.
A Victorian blue pearline glass "Linking Rings" nappy bowl / candle holder. Made by Davidson, design registration number 237038.
Richelieu
A Victorian white moonshine pearline glass "Richelieu" oval bowl. Made by Davidson, design registration number 96945.
A Victorian blue pearline glass "Richelieu" oval bowl. Made by Davidson, design registration number 96945.
A Victorian blue pearline glass "Richelieu" basket shaped bowl. Made by Davidson, design registration number 96945.
A Victorian blue pearline glass "Richelieu" basket shaped bowl. Made by Davidson, design registration number 96945.
Lady Chippendale
A Victorian uranium yellow primrose pearline glass "Lady Chippendale" creamer jug. Made by Davidson, design registration number 176566.
A Victorian uranium yellow primrose pearline glass "Lady Chippendale" basket shaped bowl. Made by Davidson, design registration number 176566.
A Victorian uranium yellow primrose pearline glass "Lady Chippendale" bowl. Made by Davidson, design registration number 176566.
Lords + Ladies
A Victorian uranium yellow primrose pearline glass "Lords + Ladies" bowl. Made by Davidson, design registration number 285342.
Brideshead
A Victorian blue pearline glass "Brideshead" vase. Made by Davidson, pattern name "643 Suite", design registration numbers 130641 to 130643.
A Victorian uranium yellow primrose pearline glass "Brideshead" vase. Made by Davidson, pattern name "643 Suite", design registration numbers 130641 to 130643.
A Victorian blue pearline glass "Brideshead" bowl. Made by Davidson, pattern name "643 Suite", design registration numbers 130641 to 130643.
Somerset
A Victorian uranium yellow primrose pearline glass "Somerset" bowl. Made by Davidson, design registration number 254027.
Prince William
A Victorian blue pearline glass "Prince William" tumbler. Made by Davidson, design registration number 217752.
Lady Caroline / 1891 Suite
A Victorian uranium yellow primrose pearline glass "Lady Caroline" creamer and sugar bowl. Made by Davidson, pattern name "1891 Suite", no reg number.
A Victorian uranium yellow primrose pearline glass "Lady Caroline" basket shaped bowl. Made by Davidson, pattern name "1891 Suite", no reg number.
A Victorian uranium yellow primrose pearline glass "Lady Caroline" creamer and sugar bowl. Made by Davidson, pattern name "1891 Suite", no reg number.
A Victorian uranium yellow primrose pearline glass "Lady Caroline" bowl. Made by Davidson, pattern name "1891 Suite", no reg number.
A Victorian blue pearline glass "Lady Caroline" bowl with three way crimped rim. Made by Davidson, pattern name "1891 Suite", no reg number.
Helen Louise
A Victorian uranium yellow primrose pearline glass "Helen Louise" creamer and sugar bowl. Made by Davidson, no reg number.
Queens Crown
A Victorian uranium yellow primrose pearline glass "Queens Crown" bowl. Made by Davidson, design registration number 320124.
War of the Roses
A Victorian uranium yellow primrose pearline glass "War of the Roses" boat shaped bowl. Made by Davidson, design registration number 212684.
A Victorian blue pearline glass "War of the Roses" boat shaped bowl. Made by Davidson, design registration number 212684.
William & Mary
A Victorian uranium yellow primrose pearline glass "William & Mary" bowl. Made by Davidson, design registration number 413701.
A Victorian uranium yellow primrose pearline glass "William & Mary" bowl. Made by Davidson, design registration number 413701.
Quilted Pillow Sham
A Victorian uranium yellow primrose pearline glass "Quilted Pillow Sham" creamer jug. Made by Davidson, pattern number 900, no reg number.
A Victorian uranium yellow primrose pearline glass "Quilted Pillow Sham" bowl. Made by Davidson, pattern number 900, no reg number.
Victoria & Albert
A Victorian blue pearline glass "Victoria & Albert" creamer jug. Made by Davidson, design registration number 303519.
A Victorian blue pearline glass "Victoria & Albert" footed bowl. Made by Davidson, design registration number 303519.
Daisy Suite 1886
A Victorian blue pearline glass "Daisy Suite 1886" bowl. Made by Davidson.
Other Davidson Pearline Glass
A Victorian blue pearline glass spill vase. Made by Davidson.
Greener Pearline Glass
A Victorian blue pearline glass footed bowl. Made by Henry Greener & Co, design registration number 160244.
A Victorian blue pearline glass basket shaped bowl. Made by Henry Greener & Co, design registration number 160244.
A Victorian blue pearline glass basket shaped bowl. Made by Henry Greener & Co.
A Victorian uranium yellow pearline glass bowl. Made by Henry Greener & Co, design registration number 304505.
A Victorian blue pearline glass basket shaped bowl. Made by Henry Greener & Co.
A Victorian blue pearline glass shell shaped spill vase. Attributed to Henry Greener & Co.
Other Pearline Glass
A Victorian blue pearline glass posy vase. Maker unknown.
A Victorian blue pearline glass driftwood and shell wall vase. Maker unknown.
A uranium yellow pearline glass vase. Made by American company Mosser Glass, part of the "Acorn" pattern range, c. 2001.
A blue pearline glass tumbler vase. Made by American company Mosser Glass, part of the "Eye Winker" pattern range, c. 2000.
Reference Books
THE BIG BOOK OF VASELINE GLASS
Vaseline Glassware: Fascinating Fluorescent Beauty
Victorian Decorative Glass: British Designs, 1850-1914
British Glass 1800-1914
Reference Websites
For more information on Pearline glass, check out the following resources:
www.vaselineglass.org - The Vaseline Glass Collectors website
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