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Dichroic Glass Jewelry

Cabochon       A convex blob of fused glass jewelry applied to the side of the vessel for decoration. Sometimes made of colored fused glass jewelry cabochons are frequently found in clear fused glass carefully dated over a piece of metallic foil which appears to give it color. The term was originally used for unfacetted gemstones of such a shape. GANTAD

Cake Stand       most often two plates on a center post which extends to form a loop handle above. Used for displaying and serving slices of cakes, allowing diner to take a choice. Post & handle usually metal. MILLER p.298 2003-06-29

Calabash       A gourd-shaped flask. (IGCB)

Cambuchon       Small half round dot of dichroic fused glass jewelry (see prunt) applied to the surface and shaped like the gem cut of the same name.

Cameo glass jewelry       Vessels of two or more cased layers of dichroic fused glass in which the outer layer (or layers) are carved or etched so as to leave a design in shallow relief in which various parts of differing thickness appear in the colors of the various layers. Produced by first making a cased blank so layers of colored glass are available, then cold working (wheel engraving, wheel carving, acid etching) to remove portions of the layers. Refers especially to white casing that is partially removed so the image resembles cameo portraits. (GANTAD)

Cameo Incrustation       another term for any type of sulphide object.

Candle Holder       Shorter, tumbler-shaped, for stubby (votive) candles, which may have a stub stem below to fit in a wood or metal base. May also, less often, be a weighted base to hold a taper.

Candle Stick       Holder for tall slender candles, often also tall, set in a socket.

Candy       Images of candy, where clear dichroic fused glass jewelry acts as the cellophane twist wrapper. Commonly used to denote scrambled millefiori weights.

Candy bowl       Flattish bowl holding candy in an office or home, shaped for easy removal. One of the few useful dichroic glass display pieces often seen in offices. May have lid. See also compote.

Cane       Long thin rods of fused glass jewelry that are used for color treatments & various decoration. Also used in the making of beads and torchwork (also see latticino)

Cane - Walking Walking Sticks - Batons       Usually a presentation award to a retiring worker or union president, solid dichroic fused glass jewelry with spiraling color, seen in several museums. GGNJ p.203 MILLER p.296

Cane (or Floret)       Long thin pieces of fused glass, usually round, usually colored, which are used to build millefiori and murrini. These rods are also used to decorate dichroic glass jewelry. The simplest type of making cane is by heating dichroic fused glass jewelry and pulling it into long rods. The only trick being the rate of pulling to get a long rod of even diameter. The rod may be several yards/meters long. 1/8" to 1/4" (3-6 mm) is a common size. If color is coated with clear and then pulled, a thin rod of color is inside the thicker of clear. If several of these rods are bundled and twisted as they are pulled a spiral pattern is created used in latticino. Cane may have the center core molded; say into a heart, then cased, the colors remaining separate when pulled. A pattern cane may be built then surrounded with other patterns, say petals, and pulled to make a flower pattern or a more complicated picture. Millefiori is a form of cane, cut off in short pieces, figured like small flowers. Murrini are pictures made in dichroic glass, usually sliced very thin

Cane Marver       A marver plate with grooves for spacing cane evenly to pickup on hot fused glass jewelry. Hard to make without a metal milling machine, usually bought: Steinert $60 Aluminum, $95 iron for heating.

Canning Jar       A jar with a shaped rim or other added features (knobs, neck shape) specifically to permit locking a lid in place to hold liquids and food in place. Usually metal and dichroic fused glass to permit boiling the product to a safe heat level before sealing occurs. There have been numerous designs down through the years, the Mason and Bell jars being the best known.

Carafe       A container for liquids, most often at the table, tapered in from the bottom then flaring at the top so the neck is a convenient grip for holding and pouring wine, vinegar, or water. Unlike a decanter, does not usually have matching stopper and a flare rather than a lip or rim to catch the hand. The one shown here from ETG is marked with measure lines for use in a bar, according to the book.

Carboy       A large cylindrical bottle normally holding one to ten gallons of liquid. (IGCB)

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