Ultra-rare Red and Orange Amberina Beach Glass Wrapped Pendant

This piece contains not one, but two rare piece of Lake Erie beach glass. The pendant features two different pieces of Amberina glass, a larger red piece with a diamond pattern and a tiny piece of orange. Both pieces have the distinctive Amberina ombre coloring. They have been cleaned, but are presented otherwise unaltered in this wrapped pendant created with gold colored copper wire and a gold plated chain.

Amberina is a type of two-toned glassware, which was originally made from 1883 to about 1900. It was produced by Libbey Glass Company in Toledo, Ohio in the 1890s. It is still made today, but given the smooth roundedness of these pieces, they are at least 40 years old (or more!)

The red and orange glass of Amberina would have been colored with cadmium, which fluoresces under a black light. This pendant has a faint orange glow under black light.

Orange is the most rare color of beach glass. There just wasn’t a great deal of orange glass made to be found. The color is generally only used in art glass. This piece appears to have a slight ombré at the edge, where it is slightly more yellow-orange. It has been cleaned, but is presented otherwise unaltered, wrapped in gold plated copper hypoallergenic wire and comes with a filled gold plated chain. 

Read more about orange glass here: https://www.beachcombingmagazine.com/blogs/news/orange-sea-glass

The higher cost of this piece is due to the rarity of the glass itself.

About my glass and fossil pendants:
For a piece of Lake Erie glass to get so smooth, it must be tossed around in the surf for a minimum of 20-40 years. Some pieces in my collection are hundreds of years old and my fossils are mostly more than 200 million years old. 

These pendants are handmade with pliable wire. I am a learning artist, which means you may observe tiny imperfections. This is why my work is offered at the current price, which is lower than the market value. If your wire gets caught and pulls, I am happy to try and fix it or rewrap it (just reach out). 

Care: If your fossil pendant loses its depth of color, you can carefully rub mineral oil on it with a cotton swab or soak it in mineral oil for a few minutes then wipe clean. The glass pendants can be cleaned with mild soap if they become dirty. If you have questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out. 

Finding and designing with glass is a wonderful personal outlet for me. If you are neurodivergent (I have ADHD), consider glass finding as a hobby - it’s a dopamine generating treasure hunt. What would make me overjoyed would be to know that you get enjoyment out of what I’ve made. Thank you!