Topic: Question - Hyalanthine glass from Thomas Webb

[flying free]

I'm just reading a report from Melbourne 1880/1881?  exhibition and it mentions Thomas Webb's Hyalanthine glass , 'recently patented'.
Does anyone know what this is please?

https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_Art_Journal_Illustrated_Catalogue/f0EHIyNi3uAC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=The+art+journal+1849&printsec=frontcover

See page 582

Thanks
m

[chopin-liszt]

I have a couple of lousy pics of Hyalinth glass taken through glass walls of cabinets in Edinburgh Museum (the one down at the bottom of the Royal Mile). I don't know if they're Webb, or Hyalinthine.
One is a sort of trophy style vase, in rich browns and reds, castellated cutting on top rim, cut with rondels to show the different layers of colours.
The other is a flat plate, iridescent in greens and yellows. I can send you the pics if you like, I can't work the pc to resize.

[flying free]

Oh thanks Sue.  I'd never heard of Hyalanthine glass and am curious to know what it looked liked.

From your description it sounds a little like a chalcedony type effect.

m

[chopin-liszt]

Yes, but more in thick layers - very, very sophisticated chalcedony-alike.
I've sent you the two pics I have.  Do anything you like with them.

[flying free]

ooh, not like chalcedony - thanks so much for the pics!
m

[chopin-liszt]

If you want to post them here, you're welcome to. I dug them out of recovered stuff and can't resize or I would have done it myself.