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Agata glass

Scope note

Term used in the glass trade for a type of art glass first produced by the New England Glass Co. in 1886, characterized by a glossy mottled surface created by first coating the object with metallic stain and then spattering it with a volatile liquid; the finish is fixed by a light firing. AAT

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000206142

Broader Terms used

<glass by technique: art glass>

Term used for

agata
glass, Agata

Created

13yrs ago

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