Overview
Striker
This style may not reveal (strike to) its target color until fired.
Reactive Potential
Contains: Lead (Pb)
May React With: Selenium (Se) / Sulfur (S)
Forms of Glass
Sheet Glass, Frit, Rod and Stringer
Detailed Information
About 000334 Sheet Glass
Cold Characteristics
Appears a deep royal blue hue with areas of transparency and variations in color density.
Working Notes
Matures to purple upon firing, often with mottles and streaks remaining. Additionally, this style often fires with blue hues and is not uniform in color.
Fusible / Bullseye-compatible.
About 000334 Frit
See sheet glass notes for this style.
About 000334 Rod
Cold Characteristics
Opaque, dark purple.
Working Notes
Torch: Gold Purple in rod form becomes lighter in color once flameworked. When molten, this glass has a low viscosity and can be quite soft, which may result in a blurred edge where it meets other glasses.
Kiln: Not recommended for kilnforming.
Other: The name “Gold Purple” comes from the gold that is used as an ingredient in the manufacturing process.
About 000334 Stringer
See sheet glass notes for this style.