MERCURY GLASS
Apr 30, 2020
2 minutes
Made for show rather than practicality, mercury glass, ‘poor man’s silver’, or silvered glass as it is more accurately termed, usually has nothing to do with mercury, and varies in quality from skilfully made elegant works, to cheap reproductions you might find in a boot fair or brocante for a few pounds.
The metallic effect requires an intricate process. ‘It involves blowing a double-walled
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