American Brilliant Period Glass Patterns. Finally during the later brilliant period 1910 and later many of the patterns became simplified. A steel blue-grey also manganese sometimes referred to as blue-ice.
Starting in about 1872 or so the Brilliant period went until the Flower period began which was about 1905. Four colors of fluorescence have been observed with Early American cut glass. Collectors Patterns Brilliant cut glass is thick heavy absolutely clear and deeply cut -- almost sharp enough to cut you.
Yellow-green usually found in the oldest pieces of Brilliant indicating the presence of manganese and possibly some traces of uranium salts.
The early period is mostly flint glass. 98125 x 98125 x 25. AMERICAN BRILLIANT PERIOD Cut Glass Cranberry Cut to Clear COMPOTE. American and European patterns were.
