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Undercutting

Scope note

Process of decorating glass in high relief by cutting away part of the glass between the body of a piece and its decoration, leaving an intervening open space.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000242012

Broader Terms used

cutting (glassworking)

Equivalent Terms used

undercut

Created

13yrs ago

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