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DECORATIVE GLASSWARE [2 records]

Record 1 1994-10-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ornamental Glassware
  • Types of Glass
DEF

A type of decorative glassware which has a rough irregular outer surface resembling cracked ice.

OBS

vetro a ghiaccio: Italian term.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Verrerie d'art
  • Sortes de verre
CONT

Une trempe rapide à l'eau des objets de verre, suivie d'un réchauffage immédiat, donne naissance au verre dit craquelé ou givré.

Spanish

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Record 2 1986-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ornamental Glassware
  • Symbols, Motifs and Ornaments (Arts)
DEF

A decorative relief motif often found on glassware.

DEF

ornamental motif, derived from the rounded, ribbed shell of the mollusc Pecten, commonly called the cockle-shell or scallop.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Verrerie d'art
  • Symboles, motifs et ornements (Arts)
DEF

Motif ornemental représentant une coquille.

Spanish

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