Difference between revisions of "Case glass"
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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 | + | 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]. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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* ''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 | ||
| − | * | + | * Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997 |
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Revision as of 07:35, 24 July 2013
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.)
Authority
- 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