pressed glass
Machine-shaped decorative material
Pressed glass is glassware made by pressing molten glass into a mold, producing decorative patterns more cheaply than hand-cut crystal.
The technique emerged in the early 19th century and made ornate tableware accessible to ordinary households.
Collectors prize antique pressed glass for its distinctive patterns: a cabinet full of Depression-era pressed glass.
Having repeated decorative designs
- embossedHaving raised design
- hobnailShort thick nail
- thumbprintImpression from digit pad
- sawtoothTriangular repeating edge pattern
daisy · sunburst · geometric · floral · lace · stippled · frosted · etched
Form-giving container
- plungerSuction device for clogs
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
- artisanSkilled manual tradesperson
- manufactureMake goods industrially
annealing · furnace · kiln · technique · precision · workmanship · handcrafted · production
Of a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- Gilded AgeLate 1800s American prosperity
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- vintageQuality from past eras
patina · provenance · estate sale · auction · heritage · historical · bygone · relic
Eating vessels and utensils
- platesFlat eating dishes
- bowlsDeep rounded containers
- tumblersStemless drinking glasses
- gobletsStemmed drinking vessels
pitchers · platters · butter dish · candy dish · salt cellar · sugar bowl · creamer · compote
Permitting diffused light passage
- opalineMilkily iridescent
- milkyWhitish and cloudy
- frostedCovered with icy film
- tintedGiven subtle coloration
luminous · shimmering · refractive · prismatic · brilliant · clear · clouded · iridescent
patterned
Having repeated decorative designs
- embossedHaving raised design
- hobnailShort thick nail
- thumbprintImpression from digit pad
sawtooth · daisy · sunburst · geometric · floral · lace · stippled · frosted · etched · sculptural
mold
Form-giving container
- plungerSuction device for clogs
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
- artisanSkilled manual tradesperson
manufacture · annealing · furnace · kiln · technique · precision · workmanship · handcrafted · production · design
Victorian
Of a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- Gilded AgeLate 1800s American prosperity
- heirloomInherited family treasure
vintage · patina · provenance · estate sale · auction · heritage · historical · bygone · relic · restoration
dishes
Eating vessels and utensils
goblets · pitchers · platters · butter dish · candy dish · salt cellar · sugar bowl · creamer · compote · cake stand
translucent
Permitting diffused light passage
tinted · luminous · shimmering · refractive · prismatic · brilliant · clear · clouded · iridescent · glowing
- glassbottles, windows, mirrors, vases, borosilicate
- antique glasswaregoblet, decanter, compote, cruet, creamer
- glass candlesticks
- glassworklampworking, lampwork, flamework, copper foil, Tiffany lamp
- AmericanaAmerican flag, Fourth of July, bald eagle, Thanksgiving, apple pie
- glasswarebottles, jar, jars, vial, vials
pressed glassblown glass
Air-shaped molten silica
hand-blown glass · art glass · cut glass · engraved glass · etched glass
pressed glassart glass
Decorative handmade glassware
Venetian glass · crystal · lead crystal · handcrafted glass · fine crystal
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