art glass
Ornamental blown vessels
Art glass is decorative glassware valued for its aesthetic qualities rather than purely functional use.
The term covers a range of techniques and styles—blown glass, stained glass, fused glass—typically handcrafted and often one-of-a-kind.
Art glass emerged as a distinct category in the late nineteenth century with movements like Art Nouveau: The museum's collection includes Tiffany art glass from the 1890s.
Small heavy desk object
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
- chandelierDecorative suspended light fixture
- ornamentThing that beautifies
- figurineSmall ornamental sculpture
pendant · bead · suncatcher · collectible · centerpiece · curio · vase · bowl
Glass panes joined by strips
- cathedralBishop's principal church
- rose windowCircular tracery-filled window
- TiffanyUpscale jewelry retailer
- lancetSmall surgical knife
tracery · came · solder · grisaille · opalescent · beveled · quarry · medieval
Artisan shaping molten silica
- furnaceEnclosed heat-producing structure
- moltenLiquefied by extreme heat
- gatherBring or come together
- annealingHeat-softening of metals
gaffer · glory hole · bubble · flamework · lampworking · canework · sculpting · vessel
Permitting diffused light passage
- opalescentShowing milky iridescence
- iridescentShowing shifting spectral colors
- frostedCovered with icy film
- luminousEmitting or reflecting light
dichroic · shimmering · refractive · clarity · pellucid · etched · sandblasted · faceted
paperweight
Small heavy desk object
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
- chandelierDecorative suspended light fixture
- ornamentThing that beautifies
figurine · pendant · bead · suncatcher · collectible · centerpiece · curio · vase · bowl · perfume bottle
leadlight
Glass panes joined by strips
- cathedralBishop's principal church
- rose windowCircular tracery-filled window
- TiffanyUpscale jewelry retailer
lancet · tracery · came · solder · grisaille · opalescent · beveled · quarry · medieval · sacred
glassblower
Artisan shaping molten silica
annealing · gaffer · glory hole · bubble · flamework · lampworking · canework · sculpting · vessel · goblet
translucent
Permitting diffused light passage
- opalescentShowing milky iridescence
- iridescentShowing shifting spectral colors
- frostedCovered with icy film
luminous · dichroic · shimmering · refractive · clarity · pellucid · etched · sandblasted · faceted · prismatic
tesserae
Mosaic's constituent pieces
Byzantine · Venetian · inlay · murals · geometric · tile · fused · assemblage · intarsia · marquetry
- arts and craftspottery, collage, woodcarving, origami, weaving
- decorative artpainting, sculpture, vase, pottery, tapestry
- fragile thingscrystal goblet, champagne flute, snifter, goblet, tumbler
- glassglassware, bottles, windows, mirrors, vases
- home decorvase, candles, lamps, cushions, curtains
- tiles & glassmosaic tiles, subway tiles, pool tiles, wall tiles, floor tiles
art glassplate glass
Flat polished window material
window glass · molded glass · sheet glass · pressed glass · safety glass
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