Cobalt Blue Iridescent Studio Art Glass Cullet – 419g

The Find

Found in: [ORIGIN UNKNOWN — update if known]
Weight: 419g
Dimensions: [DIMENSIONS — note approximate size range of fragments]
Condition: Glass cullet; edges and surfaces vary by fragment — examine photographs carefully

The Story

Glass cullet is what remains after something larger is finished, broken, or left behind — the fragments that didn't make it into the final work, or the final work itself after it came apart. This assemblage arrived as cobalt blue shards with an iridescent surface quality that catches light differently depending on the angle. Whatever it was before, it's this now: 419 grams of deep blue glass with a history that isn't fully known, which is part of what makes it interesting.

What You're Looking At

Cullet is the term for glass fragments or offcuts — material that originates as part of a larger glassmaking process and is reclaimed, collected, or repurposed. This assemblage presents as studio art glass cullet: cobalt blue in color with a subtle iridescent quality on the surfaces, consistent with art glass production rather than industrial or window glass.

The specific origin, maker, and production context of this glass are not confirmed. The studio art glass identification is based on the visual and material character of the pieces, not documented provenance.

Spiritual Properties & Use

Blue glass has carried symbolic and spiritual associations across many cultures — from the evil eye talismans of the Mediterranean to the cobalt-glazed vessels of Islamic tradition. Deep blue is widely associated with protection, depth, and the kind of calm that comes from looking at water or sky for a long time. As a collected assemblage, cullet also carries associations with transformation: material that has passed through fire, been broken, and survived in a new form.

This piece works as a display object, a mosaic or art material, or simply as something worth looking at on a shelf.

Spiritual associations noted here are traditional and cultural in nature, not scientifically established.

Why We Kept It

The color is genuinely good — deep cobalt with an iridescent surface quality that shifts in natural light. At 419 grams the assemblage has real weight and presence. It's the kind of material that rewards both display and use, and the kind of find that's harder to come across than it looks. We kept it because it was worth keeping.

Specimen Details

Material: Cobalt blue iridescent art glass cullet
Approx. weight: 419g (total assemblage)
Approx. dimensions: [DIMENSIONS — note size range of individual fragments]
Origin: Unknown
Specimen type: Glass cullet assemblage
Condition: Varies by fragment; examine photographs for edge condition, surface quality, and iridescence

A Note from Found in the Field

We find things. We look at them carefully. We bring home the ones that seem worth bringing home. This glass has been through fire at least once. Whatever comes next is up to you. You don't just buy the object. You become the next part of its story.