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AIR TWIST [1 record]

Record 1 2017-04-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ornamental Glassware
  • Glass Manufacturing
DEF

A twist in which is embedded one or several twisted columns of air.

OBS

Its origin and development are essentially English. It was one of the earliest styles of decorating stems, dating from c. 1735 to c. 1770.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Verrerie d'art
  • Fabrication du verre
CONT

Il suffit d'introduire des bulles d'air, suivant un dessin régulier, dans un bloc de verre pâteux, et ensuite d'étirer et de tordre [...] les bulles s'allongent indéfiniment jusqu'à former un réseau de tubulures presque capillaires. À l'œil, le filigrane d'air apparaît argenté.

Spanish

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