Mexican Glass - The
History of Mexican Glass
Today Mexico is very well known for affordable,
rustic hand blown Mexican Glass drinking glasses, the
most popular of them characterized by a cobalt blue
band at the rim. To create different colors,
various metal oxides are added. Small amounts of iron
and sulfur will achieve amber and brown effects while
green and aqua glasses require iron. Light blues need
copper, while dark blues contain very small quantities
of cobalt. They are now making Red rimed and colored
glasses by adding small amounts of Gold dust. Confetti colors
can also be achieved by adding crushed glass, iron and sulfur while blowing the glass.
Watching the artisans at their craft is mesmerizing,
the technique is truly fascinating. Visit our well stocked
retail web site. Magellantraders.com features functional items like drinking glasses, pitchers,
and a variety of colored tableware plates from the Czech
Republic, as well as many other decorative items and
gifts for your home and garden.
Glass making was unintentionally discovered by potters
around 3000 B.C. The glass blowing technique was invented
around 100 B.C. The very first glass made in North America
was in Mexico in 1535 by artisans brought by the Spanish
from Europe. Although these original glassworks were
short lived, glass blowing was reintroduced into Mexico
hundreds of years ago and flourished, due largely to
the simplicity of the ingredients and the ingenuity
of the Mexican Arts and Crafts
Tradition.
Mexico is the land of the master craftsman, and among
this group is the glass blower.
The first primitive Mexican glassware was produced in
Puebla around 1535 to 1542. For hundreds of years, with
nothing more than a blob of molten glass, a long hollow
pipe, and a few primitive tools, these artisans have
produced glass items in a variety of shapes and sizes.
Including, Wine Glasses, High ball glasses, Ice tea
glasses, Tumbler glasses, Martini glasses, Margarita
glasses, Shot glasses, Beer glasses, and a variety of
Margarita pitchers and round Bola Pitchers.
Originally, Mexican glass was called "bubble glass"
because of all the bubbles produced when methods were
not as uniform as today. Now days glass blowers that
can blow large bubbles inside the glassware are considered
to be "Master Blowers"
Pitchers and glasses can be clear or with colored
rims and bases in blue (cobalt), turquoise (teal),
amber (brown), red and green. We also have an Ice
Tea glass that the glass blower "pinches" when it
is hot, producing the perfect places for a hand to
grasp the glass even when they are wet!
High-tech factory production methods have
tried to imitate the techniques of our native blowers;
but none have captured the substance, warmth, individuality
of shape, and the elegance of handmade glass.
Click
here for more information on our hand-blown Glassware
from Mexico.
Questions?
Feel free to Contact us toll free at
1-800-311-4968 Monday thru Saturday
10am-5pm Mountain Standard Time.
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How
do you know if your glass is really hand blown:
Authentic Mexican glassware contains
a pontil, or a place on the bottom of the glass that
indicates that the piece is mouth blown. The glass blower
cuts the hot glass at that point when he is finished
with the piece.
Glass blowers use lead-free
recycled glass.
All of our Mexican Glassware is also dishwasher safe.
No two pieces are ever exactly alike in size or shape,
which adds to their charm.
Pitcher sold separately, glasses in sets of six.
PLEASE NOTE:
As every glass is individually blown and shaped slight
variations in size and colors are normal.
The process also creates occasional small trapped bubbles.
In short — no two glasses are exactly alike —
which of course is part of the beauty and charm of Magellan
Traders glass.
At Magellan Trading we offer only authentic,
handmade and one-of-a-kind imported functional and decorative
art. We have recently added some beautiful fused glass
tableware from the Czech Republic in a multitude of
colors which Compliments the Mexican Glass. Visit our
unique Furniture
Gallery from Asia, Mexico, and the Southwest.
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Herbal Tea. Our items really are treasures
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Cobalt
rim, Green rim, Amber rim, Red rim, Turquoise rim, Clear/Natural,
Confetti rim, Solid Confetti |
TALL ICE TEA GLASS
Mexico
Cobalt
blue rim shown
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Holds: 20 - 22 ounces
Size: 6 3/4"
Tall x 3 1/4" Wide
(all
sizes of Mexican glass are approximate)
Set
of 4: $28.00
Red Rim $32.00 - Confetti Rim $32.00
Solid Confetti & Spotted Confetti $33.00
Set of 6: $42.00
Red Rim $48.00 - Confetti Rim $48.00
Solid Confetti & Spotted Confetti $50.00
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Cobalt
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Confetti rim, Solid Confetti, Solid Cobalt
Green Swirl. New - Amazon Style, and Green Cobalt and Turquoise Spotted Style
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TUMBLER GLASS
Mexico
Cobalt
blue rim shown
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rim colors below glass |
Holds: 14 - 16 ounces
Size: 5 1/4" Tall x 3 1/4 " Wide
(all
sizes of Mexican glass are approximate)
Set
of 4: $26.00
Red Rim $30.00 - Confetti Rim $30.00
Solid
Cobalt $28.00 - Solid Confetti $30.50
Green Swirl, $30.00
New
- Amazon Style,
Green Cobalt and Turquoise Spotted Style: $30.00
Set
of 6: $39.00
Red Rim $44.00 - Confetti
Rim $44.00
Solid
Cobalt $42.00 - Solid Confetti $46.00
Green
Swirl $45.00
New
- Amazon Style,
Green Cobalt and Turquoise Spotted Style: $44.00
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SPECKLED TUTI FRUTI
TUMBLER GLASS
Mexico
Holds: 14 - 16 oz.
Size: 5 1/4" Tall x 3 1/4" Wide
(all
sizes of Mexican glass are approximate)
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SHORT TUMBLER GLASS
Mexico
Cobalt
Rim Only
Holds: 12-14 ounces
Size: 4 1/4" Tall x 3 1/4 " Wide
(all
sizes of Mexican glass are approximate)
Set
of 4: $26.00
Set
of 6: $39.00
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Cobalt
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SWIRLED WATER GLASSES
Mexico
Cobalt blue Swirl shown
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Swirl colors below glass |
Holds: 12-14 ounces
Size: 6" Tall x 2 3/4 " Wide
(all
sizes of Mexican glass are approximate)
AVAILABLE
IN: Cobalt Swirl & Red Swirl
Set
of 4: $30.00
Set
of 6: $45.00
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SWIRLED TUMBLER GLASS
Mexico
Green Swirl Only
Holds: 14 - 16 ounces
Size: 5 1/4" Tall x 3 1/4 " Wide
(all
sizes of Mexican glass are approximate)
ONLYAVAILABLE
IN: Green Swirl
Set
of 4: $30.00
Set
of 6: $45.00
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Cobalt
rim, Amber rim, Red rim, Caribbean rim, Confetti rim, Solid
Confetti, Solid Red & Orange Splash
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HIBALL GLASS
Mexico
Red rim shown
see
available rim colors below glass |
Holds: 14 - 16 ounces
Size: 6" Tall x 2 3/4"
Wide
(all
sizes of Mexican glass are approximate)
Set
of 4: $26.00
Red
Rim $30.00 - Caribbean
Rim $30.00
Confetti Rim $30.00
Orange
Splash & Solid Confetti $30.50
Solid Red $38.00
Set
of 6: $39.00
Red
Rim $30.00 - Caribbean
Rim $30.00
Confetti Rim $44.00
Orange
Splash & Solid Confetti $46.00
Solid
Red $57.00
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Cobalt
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WATER GLASS
Mexico
Amber
rim shown
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rim colors below glass |
Holds: 12 - 14 ounces
Size: 6" Tall x 2 3/4" Wide
(all
sizes of Mexican glass are approximate)
Click to see a set of 6
Set
of 4: $26.00
Set
of 6: $39.00
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Cobalt
rim, Green rim,
Turquoise rim
& Red rim
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Cobalt
rim, Amber rim, Red rim, Turquoise Rim, Pinched Clear Glass, Slid Confetti & Clear/Natural
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DOUBLE OLD FASHION - ROCKS GLASS
Mexico
Amber rim shown
| see available
rim colors below glass |
Holds: 12 - 14 ounces
Size: 3 1/2" Tall x 3 1/2"
Wide
(all
sizes of Mexican glass are approximate)
Set
of 4: $25.00 - Red
Rim $28.00
Set of 6: $38.00 - Red
Rim $42.00
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DOUBLE OLD FASHION - ROCKS GLASS
Mexico
Pinched Clear Glass Only
Holds: 12 - 14 ounces
Size: 3 1/2" Tall x 3 1/2"
Wide
(all
sizes of Mexican glass are approximate)
Set
of 4: $25.00
Set of 6: $38.00
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ROCKS GLASS
Mexico
Solid turquoise Bubbled Glass
Holds: 12 - 14 ounces
Size: 3 1/2" Tall x 3 1/2"
Wide
(all
sizes of Mexican glass are approximate)
Set
of 4: $28.00
Set of 6: $42.00
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ROCKS GLASS
Mexico
Clear Glass only
Holds: 10-12 ounces
Size: 3" Tall x 3 1/2"
Wide
(all
sizes of Mexican glass are approximate)
Set
of 4: $24.00
Set of 6: $36.00
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Cobalt
rim, Green rim, Amber rim, Turquoise rim, Red rim, Caribbean
rim, Confetti rim, Solid Confetti, Orange Splash, &
Solid Red
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ALL PURPOSE - ROCKS GLASS
Mexico
Amber/Brown rim shown
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rim colors below glass |
Holds: 10 - 12 ounces
Size: 3 1/2+" Tall x 3 1/4-"
Wide
(all
sizes of Mexican glass are approximate)
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SPECKLED TUTI FRUTI
ALL PURPOSE - ROCKS GLASS
Mexico
Holds: 10 - 12 ounces
Size: 3 3/4" Tall x 3" Wide
(all
sizes of Mexican glass are approximate)
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NEW!
CACTUS
ALL PURPOSE - ROCKS GLASS
Mexico
Holds: 10 - 12 ounces
Size: 3 3/4" Tall x 3" Wide
(all
sizes of Mexican glass are approximate)
A thin layer of Green Glass is melted to the outside of the glass, smooth to the touch.
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Cobalt
rim, Amber rim
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Clear/Natural
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SINGLE OLD FASHION - ROCKS GLASS
Mexico
Cobalt blue rim shown
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rim colors below glass |
Holds: 8 - 10 ounces
Size: 3 1/4" Tall x 3 1/8" Wide
(all
sizes of Mexican glass are approximate)
Set
of 4: $24.50
Set
of 6: $37.00
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STEMMED ROCKS/WINE GLASS
Mexico
Cobalt blue rim Only
Holds: 7-8 ounces
Size: 6" Tall x 2 3/4" Wide
(all
sizes of Mexican glass are approximate)
Set
of 4: $28.00
Set
of 6: $42.00
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Small - STEMMED ROCKS/WINE GLASS
Mexico
Cobalt blue rim Only
Holds: 5-6 ounces
Size: 5" Tall x 2 3/4" Wide
(all
sizes of Mexican glass are approximate)
Set
of 4: $27.00
Set
of 6: $40.50
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SMALL JUICE - WATER GLASS
Mexico
Red rim shown
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rim colors below glass |
Holds: 6 - 8 ounces
Size:4"
tall x 2 1/2" Wide
(all
sizes of Mexican glass are approximate)
Set
of 4: $23.50 - Red
Rim $26.00
Set
of 6: $35.00 - Red
Rim $39.00
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Click pictures below to see more Mexican Glass.
 The
History of Mexican Glass.
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