Difference between revisions of "Window glass"

From CAMEO
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(username removed)
 
(username removed)
Line 2: Line 2:
 
== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
A transparent, flat, glass sheet used for glazing windows. Window glass has been made by several techniques. These include [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=crown glass crown glass] (17th century), [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=cylinder glass cylinder glass] (mass produced in the 1830s), [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=float glass float glass] (1959) and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=insulated glass insulated glass].
+
A transparent, flat, glass sheet used for glazing windows. Window glass has been made by several techniques. These include [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=crown%20glass crown glass] (17th century), [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=cylinder%20glass cylinder glass] (mass produced in the 1830s), [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=float%20glass float glass] (1959) and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=insulated%20glass insulated glass].
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
  
vitre (Fr.); vidraa (Port.)
+
vitre (Fr.); vidraça (Port.)
  
 
[[File:2006.148-SC177522.jpg|thumb|'''MFA Acc. #:''' 2006.148]]
 
[[File:2006.148-SC177522.jpg|thumb|'''MFA Acc. #:''' 2006.148]]
Line 17: Line 17:
 
== Authority ==
 
== Authority ==
  
* G.S.Brady, G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 363
+
* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 363
  
 
* ''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
  
* Thomas C. Jester (ed.), Thomas C. Jester (ed.), ''Twentieth-Century Building Materials'', McGraw-Hill Companies, Washington DC, 1995
+
* Thomas C. Jester (ed.), ''Twentieth-Century Building Materials'', McGraw-Hill Companies, Washington DC, 1995
  
 
* Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com  Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Window (Accessed Nov. 29, 2005)
 
* Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com  Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Window (Accessed Nov. 29, 2005)

Revision as of 07:35, 24 July 2013

MFA Acc. #: 01.8231

Description

A transparent, flat, glass sheet used for glazing windows. Window glass has been made by several techniques. These include crown glass (17th century), cylinder glass (mass produced in the 1830s), float glass (1959) and insulated glass.

Synonyms and Related Terms

vitre (Fr.); vidraça (Port.)

MFA Acc. #: 2006.148
Refractive Index 1.52

Authority

  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 363
  • Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
  • Thomas C. Jester (ed.), Twentieth-Century Building Materials, McGraw-Hill Companies, Washington DC, 1995

Retrieved from "https://cameo.mfa.org/index.php?title=Window_glass&oldid=28606"