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Message:: [QUOTE="TallCakes, post: 3217019, member: 107"]I think this may be the color Indiana Glass called 'Sunset'; bowls were often used to make baskets in this pattern for Tiara. Sunset description from Tiara site:For hundreds of years true Ruby glass was made by adding gold to the batch. The major problem is producing the desired color occurred flashed or reheated. Sometimes this "flashing" produced a color which was much to dark to be desirable. A breakthrough came with the discovery of the addition of selenium to produce a ruby color. It is selenium that gives Tiara's Sunset glass as the piece was being finished. The finishing process incorporated a method called "Striking the color" in which the pressed piece was the subtlety of color and nuances of shading that are obtainable in no other pressed glass. OR... maybe their Fiery Ruby described as:Ruby is defined as "a red variety of corundum, used as a gem." Our Fiery Ruby is a perfect example of how the sparkle and beauty of a gem can be reflected in glassware by skilled craftsperson's. It is a striking color that develops when the piece is reheated. Selenium in combination with cadmium sulfide is the coloring agent Tiara's Fiery Ruby. <img src="http://tiaraexclusives.ueuo.com/Catalogs/1975/7506.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]