{"product_id":"the-merchant-s-love-shoulder","title":"The Merchant’s LOVE Shoulder","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOwn some beautiful pieces of history all in this one piece! The Violet colored “V” in the word Love:  \u003c\/span\u003eThis piece of sea glass began its life over a century ago as clear glass, crafted during the late 1800s or early 1900s. At that time, glassmakers added manganese to remove unwanted green tones — never knowing sunlight would one day reveal a hidden color. \u003cbr\u003eAfter decades of exposure to the sun, the glass slowly transformed into its rare lavender-violet hue, a natural process known as solarization. Broken and discarded long ago, it was carried by the waters of Lake Champlain, where waves, stone, and seasonal ice gently shaped and frosted its surface over many generations. Every curve and softened edge tells a story of time, water, and renewal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistory of the Olive colored “e” in the word Love:  \u003cspan\u003eRecovered from the waters of Lake Champlain, Vermont, this substantial olive green glass fragment originated from the shoulder of a late-19th-century wine or spirits bottle. Hand-blown and produced during the height of the lake’s commercial shipping era (circa 1870–1910), its dense composition reflects early European manufacturing methods designed for long-distance transport. Naturally smoothed by decades beneath the water, this authentic piece embodies both regional history and nature’s quiet transformation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProduction method:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🟢 Hand-blown or early semi-automatic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvidence:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUneven wall thickness\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSubtle rippling in the glass\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo visible vertical mold seams\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDense glass mass (machines hadn’t perfected this yet)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e➡️ This places it before fully automatic bottle machines (pre-1915).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sea Glass By Shonna","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52897391051070,"sku":null,"price":59.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0919\/0575\/3406\/files\/5E111895-776D-4E85-BD37-36B7FFB02648.jpg?v=1768788684","url":"https:\/\/seaglassbyshonna.com\/products\/the-merchant-s-love-shoulder","provider":"Sea Glass By Shonna","version":"1.0","type":"link"}