A crucible is a container that can be heated to extremely high temperatures to melt gold/silver/metals. These two pieces probably date back to the gold rush out west. I bought them from a guy(rock hound???) selling odds and ends out of his trailer/mobile home in Arizona. The piece marked 7, on the right, is a great example of early pioneer pottery since it was probably made out of local clay. The green glaze is probably from a metal that overflowed and then oxidized, perhaps copper???
Showing posts with label southwest. Show all posts
Showing posts with label southwest. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
STUFF: old crucibles
A crucible is a container that can be heated to extremely high temperatures to melt gold/silver/metals. These two pieces probably date back to the gold rush out west. I bought them from a guy(rock hound???) selling odds and ends out of his trailer/mobile home in Arizona. The piece marked 7, on the right, is a great example of early pioneer pottery since it was probably made out of local clay. The green glaze is probably from a metal that overflowed and then oxidized, perhaps copper??? 
JEWELRY: amazing blue turquoise
Huge turquoise from the American southwest mines. The colors are just amazing ranging from the palest blues to blue-green and every shade in between. Most of these turquoise mines are located in Nevada, Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico and have cool names like Cripple Creek, Pilot Moutain, Darling Darlene, and Sleeping Beauty.
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