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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
Any of several types of glass containing two or more layers of glass, often in different colors, fused together. Case glass has a portion of the top layer ground away to show a contrasting image with the lower layer. See for example [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=cameo%20glass cameo glass] and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=flash%20glass flash glass].
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Any of several types of [[glass]] containing two or more layers of glass, often in different colors, fused together. Case glass has a portion of the top layer ground away to show a contrasting image with the lower layer. See for example [[cameo glass]] and [[flash glass]].
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
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cased glass; cameo glass; flash glass; vidro de dupla camada (Port.)
 
cased glass; cameo glass; flash glass; vidro de dupla camada (Port.)
  
== Authority ==
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== Resources and Citations ==
  
 
* ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
 
* ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996

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Case glass goblet
MFA# 61.1219

Description

Any of several types of Glass containing two or more layers of glass, often in different colors, fused together. Case glass has a portion of the top layer ground away to show a contrasting image with the lower layer. See for example Cameo glass and Flash glass.

Synonyms and Related Terms

cased glass; cameo glass; flash glass; vidro de dupla camada (Port.)

Resources and Citations

  • Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
  • Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997