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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | [Stourbridge Glass Company, Long Island, NY] A brand name for a type of colored and iridescent glass first made by Louis Tiffany in 1893 for making leaded windowpanes, lamp shades, vases, bowls, and jewelry. The glasses were made by different formulations to produce either a metallic luster of a bright [ | + | [Stourbridge Glass Company, Long Island, NY] A brand name for a type of colored and iridescent glass first made by Louis Tiffany in 1893 for making leaded windowpanes, lamp shades, vases, bowls, and jewelry. The glasses were made by different formulations to produce either a metallic luster of a bright [[iridescence]]. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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lustred glass | lustred glass | ||
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* Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997 | * Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997 | ||
| − | * ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com Comment: lustred glass." | + | * ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com Comment: lustred glass." Accessed 12 Nov. 2004. |
| − | * Wikipedia | + | * Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Comfort_Tiffany |
[[Category:Materials database]] | [[Category:Materials database]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:12, 25 August 2020
Description
[Stourbridge Glass Company, Long Island, NY] A brand name for a type of colored and iridescent glass first made by Louis Tiffany in 1893 for making leaded windowpanes, lamp shades, vases, bowls, and jewelry. The glasses were made by different formulations to produce either a metallic luster of a bright Iridescence.
Synonyms and Related Terms
lustred glass
Resources and Citations
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: lustred glass." Accessed 12 Nov. 2004.