Saucer
Bluejohn is a fluorspar mineral mostly mined in Derbyshire. Its name comes from the French bleu-jaune, meaning ‘blue-yellow’. Known in ancient Rome, it was not widely used until the late 1700s. Since then its translucent bands of colour have made it popular for ornaments.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 146/1911
- Collection Class
- Glass
- Material
- bluejohn (fluorspar)
- Common Name
- saucer
- Simple Name
- saucer
- Period Classification
- Victorian (1837-1901)
- Production Town
- unk
- Production County
- ? Derbyshire
- Production Country
- United Kingdom: England
- Production Person Surname
- unk
- Production Year Low
- 1860
- Production Year High
- 1870
