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Fused and kiln-formed glass sculpture. Glass fusing is the joining together of pieces of glass at high temperature, usually in a kiln. This is usually done roughly between 700 °C (1,292 °F) and 820 °C (1,510 °F), and can range from tack fusing at lower temperatures, in which separate pieces of glass stick together but still retain their individual shapes, to full fusing at higher ones, in ...
Cameo glass is a luxury form of glass art produced by cameo glass engraving or etching and carving through fused layers of differently colored glass to produce designs, usually with white opaque glass figures and motifs on a dark-colored background. The technique is first seen in ancient Roman art of about 30 BC, where it was an alternative to ...
Vitreous enamel, also called porcelain enamel, is a material made by fusing powdered glass to a substrate by firing, usually between 750 and 850 °C (1,380 and 1,560 °F). The powder melts, flows, and then hardens to a smooth, durable vitreous coating. The word vitreous comes from the Latin vitreus, meaning "glassy".
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A glossary of terms used in glass art. Abrasion – the technique of grinding shallow decoration with a wheel or some other device. The decorated areas are left unpolished. [1] Ale glass – a type of English drinking glass for ale or beer. Ale glasses, first made in the 17th century, have a tall and conical cup, a stem, and a foot.
Higgins Glass refers to any piece of art glass or fused glass fashioned by Michael and Frances Higgins, of Chicago, Illinois, United States, during the last half of the 20th century. Their work combines a Kandinsky -esque visual aesthetic with an emphasis on functionality of the finished pieces. The glass is especially prized for two reasons ...
Milk Glass with a blue edge. Black Rose 1953-54 Peach Blow with a black edge. Blue Ridge 1939 French Opalescent with a blue edge. Crystal Crest 1942 Milk glass with a double row of crystal and white glass. Emerald Crest 1949-55 Also called Green Crest in 1949. Gold Crest 1943-45 Yellow glass on the edge of Milk glass items.
Industrial porcelain enamel (also known as glass lining, glass-lined steel, or glass fused to steel) is the use of porcelain enamel (also known as vitreous enamel) for industrial, rather than artistic, applications. Porcelain enamel, a thin layer of ceramic or glass applied to a substrate of metal, [1] is used to protect surfaces from chemical ...