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Hot       Glass that has been worked by a hot process such as fusing, firing, blowing or lamp-working.

Impact-resistant       A type of engineered laminated glass that offers considerable resistance to impact from natural or man-made missiles impacting the glass. Bullet-proof and hurricane-proof glass.

Inlaid       A type of laminated glass where the art glass is laminated to a plate glass substrate by epoxy.

Insulating       Two pieces of glass that have been sealed together at the edges. The edge strip usually contains a desiccant to prevent moisture on the interior glass surfaces. The space between the glasses may be filled with argon gas.

Iridescent       Glass on which a very thin coating of metal has been applied. This thin coating reflects light from the upper and lower surfaces of the metal. These reflected light waves interfere with each other and produce a rainbow effect similar to that produced by a thin film of oil on water.

Jewel       Glass that is cast into molds with jewel-like facets and then polished to a smooth brilliance.

Laminated       A sandwich of two pieces of glass with a plastic-like material between them. In this type of safety glass, it is difficult to penetrate the glass even if both layers of glass break. Automobile windshields are made by this process.

Lamp-worked       Art glass that is made by heating with a torch and then "worked" in order to bend or fuse or shape the glass.

Leaded       iris stretched.jpg (61999 bytes)Type of art glass that is made by connecting pieces of glass with a lead channel and soldering the intersections of the lead channel. This has been the method of making church windows since the earliest times. Lead has the advantage of being strong enough to support the glass but flexible enough to withstand the thermal expansion stresses from the glass and the window encasement.

Liturgical       Glass designed for a prayer or worship space.

Low-E       Low E, (low emissivity), glass is high performance window glass made with an invisible thin metallic coating that blocks heat flow.

Medallions       A series of stained glass panels that have been arranged within a larger window in a narrative sequence.

Mosaic       Opalescent glass that has been sliced into small pieces (smalti) for assembly into designs that are cemented into building walls, floors or other surfaces. Mosaic pieces may also be composed of natural stone or ceramics.

Mottled       Glass that has variation in coloration in the form of small spots, some of which run together.

Obscure       Clear glass through which images cannot be can be seen because the light waves are bent by the texture on the glass surfaces. Obscure glass is used where light is desired but visibility is not, for example, in a bathroom.

Opak       Glass which has a thin coating of white on one side. This makes it behave somewhat like opalescent glass, but gives a more delicate effect which transmits more light.

Opalescent       rose cone lamp bight.jpg (15051 bytes) Glass containing some white pigment. The glass transmits some of the light striking it and reflects other light. Most of the glass used in the "Tiffany" style windows and lamps is opalescent glass.

Painted Glass with designs painted onto it and then fired so that the paint becomes part of the glass.

Plate       Thick, clear, smooth commercial glass. See "Float".

Plated       Multiple layers of glass used together to achieve a color not available as a single piece of glass. Tiffany often plated two or three pieces of glass to obtain the realistic shadings of images in his designs.

Protective-glazing       Glass (or other material) used to protect stained glass windows from external objects impacting them (e.g. tree limbs in a windstorm, rocks from vandals, etc.)

Reeded       Glass with uniform parallel ridges. Any dimension given specifies the spacing, for example, "1/2 inch Reeded glass."

Reinforced       Leaded glass that has been strengthened by the use of iron. Common methods are:

Residential       Art glass designed for residences.

Restoration       Clear glass that is manufactured to resemble glass made in the 18th and 19th centuries. This glass has some slight variation in thickness that causes some distortion.

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Dichroic Jewelry Explanations 8 | Fused Dichroic Glass Defintions 9