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Pressed glass

Scope note

Use to describe glassware produced when hot molten glass is poured into a mold and made to conform to it by means of a plunger; the interior form is independent of the exterior form.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000210941

Broader Terms used

<glass by technique>

Narrower Terms used

lacy-pattern glass

Created

13yrs ago

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