Glass with an uneven surface texture and bubbles inside, produced by using antique methods in order to obtain the appearance of glass made before the development of industrial processes.
Mouth blown glass. Largest source is European glass manufacturers. Characteristics include overall brilliance, uneven thickness, light and fine swirling lines and a variable color density throughout each sheet. Sheet size tends to be small in comparison to machine rolled glass.
Refers to glass made the old way. Glass is blown into long cylinders, the ends are cut off and one long cut is made down the center of the cylinder so that it can be laid out as a sheet of glass on a table. Each sheet of glass made this way is unique. It varies in thickness, pattern, color and other attributes.
Handmade blown glass made using the medieval method, featuring many textures, striations and bubbles. The word "antique" refers to the process rather than the age of the glass. This glass is made today chiefly in France and Germany.
A general term describing a very old piece of glass, perhaps even several centuries old.
A trade term for glass more than 25 years old.
Handmade, mouth-blown coloured or clear glass that is made by the old glassblowing methods. The glass is blown into cylinders and the cylinders cut and flattened into sheets. Used mostly in production of stained glass
Glass which is mouth-blown into a cylinder, scored along its length, reheated and allowed to flatten into a sheet. The term antique describes the method by which it was made, not its age.