Deep Red Lantern Sea Glass Drop Stud Back Earrings

Historical Information
Type: Sea glass fragment
Fabric: Frosted Deep red sea glass
Date: Possibly late 19th century to early 20th century
Manufacturer: Unknown
Origin: Possibly from a ship's lantern (5mm in thickness)
Find Location: Suffolk
Extra information:
Sea glass is considered one of the rarer types of sea glass colours due to the expense and difficulty of producing true red glass historically. Red colouration was commonly achieved using gold compounds, copper, selenium, or cadmium in decorative and industrial glass manufacture.
These fragments were recovered from an area associated with Victorian activity, suggesting an origin in late
Victorian or Edwardian material culture. Natural marine weathering over many years produced the frosted surface and rounded edges characteristic of authentic sea glass.