Blue and Brown Starfish- Sold

38 pieces of brown and blue sea glass were handpicked from the shores of the Mornington Peninsula and individually hand wrapped in copper foil and soldered together to form this starfish. Local driftwood has been used to display the starfish.

The golden amber, amber and dark brown sea glass were all popular colours used to make bottles that held whiskey, bitters, snuff, or even a few poisons in the late 19th century. Dark brown in particular, is still used today for beer, liquor and wine bottles.

The soft blue sea glass was a popular colour in the late 19th and early 20th century- soda bottles, fruit jars, medicine or ink bottles- are common sources for soft blue sea glass.

Design and Image copyright Mornington Sea Glass.