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Absinthiana III - Uranium Glass
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Absinthe Spoonholder - P.Cote-Baritel Uranium Glass
An unusual uranium glass spoon-holder
made by Cote-Baritel, a Lyon based
glassworks.
Absinthiana - Devil Bell Absinthiana - Picasso's Verre d'Absinthe Uranium and opaline glass.
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The same items under ultraviolet light, showing the
characteristic fluorescence caused by the presence of
radioactive compounds (uranium dioxide)  in the glass.
Absinthe Mugnier carafe in
a light green uranium glass.
Three uranium-glass swirl glasses.
A selection of absinthe-related glassware, all made from glass dosed with uranium dioxide. Under ultraviolet light this glass
showing a characteristic vivid lime-green fluorescence. Because of  its mysterious greenish tinge even in daylight (caused by
the ultra violet rays present in sunlight), this type of  glassware, first manufactured in the mid 19th century, was particularly
appropriate for use with absinthe.
A Baccarat liqueur set with two glasses, topette, sugar bowl and tray all in
gilt-rimmed opaline glass dating from 1830 - 1860, possibly made specifically for
use with absinthe. Baccarat made this opaque milky glass from around 1830 to
1890, although towards the end of this period it was usually more heavily gilded,
rather than relatively plain as here. It fluoresces a bright lime-green under
long-range UV-light.
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Very unusually, one of the glasses still has a
remnant of the original Baccarat paper label on
the base.
An etching from an 1863 journal showing the use
of small glasses and a topette or small carafe for
the absinthe, similar to this Baccarat set.

Larger glasses and spoons only came into
widespread use later in the century, from the
1880's onwards.