Sea Glass Colourings and their Meanings
• Clear:
fairly common, used in just about anything. age can be determined by thinness, bubbles, and markings. 4 in 10 pieces will be clear.
represents: purity, truth, cleansing, and organisation.
• Brown:
common, both an old and new colour. used in modern alcohol product bottles and in old sanitary wipe containers (Clorox/Lysol). 3-4 pieces in 10 will be brown.
represents: earth, education, home, and stability.
• White:
fairly common, used in just about anything. age can be determined by thinness, bubbles, and markings. 4 in 10 pieces will be white.
represents: healing, divination, and protection.
• Kelly Green:
common and used in alcoholic beverage bottles. older green glass, depending on patterns, bubbles, and texture could be considered more rare. 2 in 10 pieces will be Kelly green.
represents: prosperity, luck, wards off greed and jealousy.
• Seafoam Green
unique and used in old soda and alcohol bottles as well as window glass. most newer ones are likely from a Coke or wine bottle. 5 in 100 pieces will be seafoam green.
represents: plants, nature, communication, travels.
• Lime Green
rare, may have been used in lemon lime sodas in the 1900s. 1 in 500 pieces will be lime green.
represents: success, wealth, and independence.
• Orange:
extremely rare, used in decorative glass and taillights of vehicles. 1 in 15,000 pieces is orange.
represents: action, self-worth, and self-expression.
• Red:
rare, most commonly used in decorative glass and a certain beer bottle from the 1950s made by Anchor Hocking Glass Company. can also be from indicators on boats and cars. true red glass uses gold and so is obviously very expensive! 1 in 10,000 pieces will be Anchor Hocking’s Ruby Red. 1 in 20,000 pieces will be True Red, containing gold.
represents: true love, strength, health, and wealth.
• Cobalt Blue:
unique, used in things ranging from Vicks Vaporub to poison bottles to medicine to perfume. considered a symbol of good luck. 1 in 300 pieces will be cobalt blue.
represents: sincerity, peace, healing, and wisdom to make choices.
• Teal
extremely rare, used in decorative glass wares, electric pole insulator from the early 1900s, and seltzer bottles. 1 in 3,000 pieces will be real or turquoise.
represents: clarity, cleansing, and hope.
• Purple/Lavender:
unique, used in any glass product made with manganese. usually used to be white or clear but changed colour over time. real lavender glass was only used by Royalty and Bishops in the Church. 1 in 500 pieces will be purple/lavender.
represents: wisdoms, spirituality, knowledge, and independence.
• Pink:
extremely rare, this colour is usually from depression-era glassware and is a soft pink/peach not to be confused with lavender. 1 in 3,000-4,000 pieces will be pink or peach.
represents: pure love, friendship, affection, and partnership.
• Black:
extremely rare as there is no “true” black sea glass, this usually has a different hint of colour but is so thickly pigmented that light cannot come through. in modern times, it can be found in champagne bottles.
represents: protection, banishing, and hope.
• Opaque Milk Glass
extremely rare, milk glass scatters light due to a different dispersion of particles and can vary in opacity. opacifiers can be bone ash, arsenic, tin dioxide, or antimony compounds. 1 in 50,000 pieces will be opal.
represents: the moon and lunar energy.
• UV Glass
moderately rare, this glass appears seafoam, white, lavender, or red and originates from the depression-era. under a blacklight, they will be revealed to glow!
represents: wealth, balance, and revelation.
