{"product_id":"seafoam-sea-glass-ring-north-east-england-fine-silver","title":"Seafoam Sea Glass Ring - North East England - Fine Silver Size 7 (can be sized up to a 9)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor the woman who feels most herself near the water.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoft seafoam green, substantial silver and just a glimmer of gold give this ring the feeling of something discovered rather than simply made. It’s the kind of piece that carries its history quietly - until someone asks you about it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe naturally frosted sea glass was found along the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003enortheast coast of England\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a region with an extraordinary glassmaking legacy. Seaham and nearby Sunderland were major centers of British glass production during the Victorian and Edwardian eras. The famed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLondonderry Bottle Works at Seaham operated from the 1850s until 1921\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, producing millions of bottles and routinely disposing of waste glass into the North Sea. More than a century of waves, sand and stone transformed fragments from that industrial past into the beautifully softened sea glass still found along this coastline today.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBecause the bottleworks closed in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1921\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, glass originating from its years of production can now be \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emore than 100 years old\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. While the exact origin and age of an individual piece can’t be proven from appearance alone, its color, extraordinary frost and location make it entirely possible that this seafoam glass is a surviving fragment of that era - something once utilitarian, transformed by the North Sea into something precious.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI set the glass in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efine silver\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with a wide, hand-hammered band that gives the ring a wonderfully substantial feel. A tiny gold detail beside the sea glass adds just enough warmth without taking attention away from that beautiful ocean-washed green.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDetails:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Authentic seafoam sea glass from the northeast coast of England • Fine silver • Hand-hammered wide band • Gold accent • Naturally frosted by the sea • Potentially 100+ years old\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA little piece of England’s glassmaking history - shaped first by human hands, then finished by the North Sea.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sea Glass Gold","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67439845507117,"sku":null,"price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/7583\/3645\/files\/9DF1BEA2-45D0-45F3-B443-372C745B28AE.jpg?v=1791773596","url":"https:\/\/seaglassgold.com\/products\/seafoam-sea-glass-ring-north-east-england-fine-silver","provider":"Sea Glass Gold","version":"1.0","type":"link"}