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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 413408, member: 5833&quot;]I was wondering what was going on with the shades of blue when I was looking at images of glassware identified as PV. There is this color, which I see as a very blue blue &amp; then there is another that is more of a green blue.&nbsp; This page shows various blues described as PV:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.chairish.com/product/1004769/portieux-vallerysthal-french-blue-opaline-glassware-set-of-12?gclid=Cj0KCQjw6fvdBRCbARIsABGZ-vTkW_xdEqNKwBf-L_R-preIuMVZ7LixuAscKT-C9ano1yJQ7g4PtogaApDUEALw_wcB" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.chairish.com/product/1004769/portieux-vallerysthal-french-blue-opaline-glassware-set-of-12?gclid=Cj0KCQjw6fvdBRCbARIsABGZ-vTkW_xdEqNKwBf-L_R-preIuMVZ7LixuAscKT-C9ano1yJQ7g4PtogaApDUEALw_wcB" rel="nofollow">https://www.chairish.com/product/1004769/portieux-vallerysthal-french-blue-opaline-glassware-set-of-12?gclid=Cj0KCQjw6fvdBRCbARIsABGZ-vTkW_xdEqNKwBf-L_R-preIuMVZ7LixuAscKT-C9ano1yJQ7g4PtogaApDUEALw_wcB</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Most of what is called opaline doesn&#039;t look deserving of the name.&nbsp; And is this really PV?</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/77300-portieux-vallerysthal-yellow-opaline-vas" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/77300-portieux-vallerysthal-yellow-opaline-vas" rel="nofollow">https://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/77300-portieux-vallerysthal-yellow-opaline-vas</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Another term I see get thrown around, sometimes in a way not in accordance with my limited understanding, is &#039;carnival glass&#039;.&nbsp; If it&#039;s not iridescent, does it qualify?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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