Difference between revisions of "Blown glass"
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File:blown glass pitcher.jpg|French pitcher<br>MFA# 64.2006 | File:blown glass pitcher.jpg|French pitcher<br>MFA# 64.2006 | ||
File:Free blown glass.jpg|Free blown glass bowl<br>MFA# 1979.191 | File:Free blown glass.jpg|Free blown glass bowl<br>MFA# 1979.191 | ||
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Revision as of 12:03, 25 August 2020
Description
A type of glassware prepared by a skilled glassmaker. Blown glass is prepared by placing a molten glass ball on the end of a metal pipe then air is blown through the pipe into the glass to form a hollow, shaped vessel. Early glassblowing techniques were probably developed in Syria during the 1st century BC.
Additional Images
Chihuly bowl
MFA# 2003.744
French pitcher
MFA# 64.2006
Free blown glass bowl
MFA# 1979.191
Glass ball
MFA# 1978.809
Resources and Citations
- Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "Glass." Accessed 19 May 2004.
- Edward Reich, Carlton J. Siegler, Consumer Goods: How to Know and Use Them, American Book Company, New York City, 1937