Description:

This bottle is dichroic. If light passes through the glass (transmitted light) it appears light purple, but if the light bounces off the surface of the glass (reflected light) the glass looks opaque brown.

Glass
Height: 14.2 cm, diameter: 11.0 cm, neck diameter: 4.9 cm

Chinese Description:

玻璃瓶 中国，清朝，约1800-1900 这双色玻璃瓶颜色变幻，如果光线穿透玻璃，（透光），即呈淡紫色，若光线从玻璃表面反射（反光），则成不透明的棕色。 玻璃

Creator: Unknown

Date: 1800-1900, Qing dynasty

Copyright: Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives

Object ID:N4730