Vasart Catalogue construction - Colours
This re-construction was made with the help of many of the former club members who provide photographs and details of all the colours and sizes in their collections. For the first time it can be shown in colour. However I do not think this gives a good representation of the colours used. If there is a collector who has sufficient Vasart to cover these colours, would you like to take close-ups in identical lighting please.
THE VASART COLOURS
Black is not a real glass colour but is used where a very dark colour cannot be identified.
The above colours were determined from samples of Vasart glass in consistent lighting and compared against the colour charts in Methuen Handbook of Colour, ISBN 0 413 33400 7 and the actual classification codes shown against each colour are from that source. Of course the variety of shading in glass is to great to be shown here and the shades chosen are in my judgement the best averages.
I will redo the colour patches as soon as I can. In the meantime do not rely on them! FA March 2000. 2005 still done nothing, but an idea is germinating!
MIXED COLOURS (Granules of two colours together)
Orange & yellow - Orange & white - Orange & pink - Blue & dark blue
COMBINATIONS RECORDED Grouped by lower colour (number) to upper colour.
/ = Separate colour sections, & = Combined colours
Whorls are twisted spirals of colour usually found at the junction of colours.
Often with added colours
Cane whorls are where distinct millefiori segments are visible.
CLEAR (1)
1 /White/Pale Pink
1 & Lime green & Aventurine
1 & Pale turquoise & Aventurine
1 & Turquoise/Brown
WHITE (2)
2/Orange
2/Orange & Yellow
2 & Orange/Brown
2/ Red
2/ Pink
2/ Pink & Orange whorls
2/ Pink & Mauve whorls
2/ Pink & Canes
2/ Rose red
2/ Lilac
2/ Mauve
2/ Mauve & Silver
2/ Mauve & Canes
2/ Mid blue
2/ Blue & Canes
2/ Blue & Cane whorls
2/ Blue & whorls
2/ Turquoise
2/ Turquoise
2/ Turquoise & Pink & Swirls
2/ Turquoise & Aventurine
2/ Turquoise & Canes
2/ Green
2/ Dark green
2/ Pale green
PINKS and REDS (13-25)
13 & White/Blue & Whorls
14/ Pink & Mauve whorls
14/ Persian rose & Canes
14/ Greyish magenta & Blue whorls
14/ Mauve
14/ Mauve & Whorls
14/ Pale turquoise
14/ Turquoise
14/ Green & Aventurine
15/ White & Turquoise whorls.
15/ Brown & Cane whorls
15/ Brown & Canes
15/ Orange & Multi-coloured band
15/ Greyish magenta & Aventurine
15/ Purple & Aventurine
15/ Lilac
15/ Blue/Green
15/ Blue & Aventurine
15/ Blue & Whorls
15/ Blue/Green
15/ Pale green & Aventurine
15/ Green
15/ Green & Cane
15/ Green & Mixed whorls
15 & Cane
15/ Cane whorls
17/ Purple & Aventurine
18/ Purple & Aventurine
18/ Mid green
20/ Blue & Dark blue Whorls
22/ Deep violet & Aventurine
23/ Pale pink & Canes
24 & Canes/Greyish blue
ORANGES and YELLOWS (6-12)
6/ Grey & Filigree Canes
6/ Orange
6/ Orange & Cane whorls
6 & Orange/Green
6/ Brown & Canes
6/ Pink
6/ Turquoise
7/ Mineral grey
10/ Clear & Silver
10 & Yellow/Black
10/ Brown
10/ Brown & Silver
10/ Green
12/ Yellow & Cane
BLUES (27-31)
27 & Aventurine
28 & Orange
29/ Purple & Aventurine
29/ Red 30/ Mid blue & clear pulls
30/ Red 30/ Brown
30/ Mid blue & Aventurine
30/ Lilac & Cane
30/ Royal blue & whorls
31/ Black & Cane
31/ Black & Aventurine
31/2 Blues & Aventurine
31/ Lilac & Aventurine
31/ Lilac & Gilt lined rim
31/ Green.
31/ Aventurine
31 & Cane
31 & Cane/White
GREENS (36-40)
36/ Pink
36/ Pink & Blue Whorls
36/ Dark violet & Aventurine
36/ Turquoise
36/ Dark Green
36/ Multi-coloured
37/ Black
39/ Olive & Aventurine
39/ Greyish brown & Aventurine
39/ Blue & Aventurine
39/ Yellowish Green
39/ Yellowish Green & Aventurine
40/ Black & Aventurine
COBWEB STYLE
Pale blue/Mid blue
Orange/Red
Pale green/Blue & Brown
Deep red/Blue & Whorls
Mid blue
Pale blue/Olive
STRIPED STYLE (Usually in clear glass)
Striped green/brown
Striped pale green/brown
Striped red/orange
Striped green & clear/blue & brown
Striped dark blue & dark red