Clan Glass Collection

Glass, also spelt Glas, is a surname derived from the Gaelic adjective glas, meaning 'grey'.…

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About Clan Glass

Glass, also spelt Glas, is a surname derived from the Gaelic adjective glas, meaning 'grey'. COSCA lists Glas, Glass, Glasse and Mac Gilleglas as spellings of the name.A Glass of Ascog in Bute was one of the families locally called barons from the fifteenth century, and in 1506 Alexander Glass had a grant of half of the lands of Langilculcreich in Bute. According to tradition, Robert the Bruce gave Ascog to the Bute family of Glass in 1312.

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Modern or Ancient?

Same pattern, different dyes. Modern uses deep, saturated colours; Ancient uses the softer tones associated with natural dyes.