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Marvers

Scope note

Hard, flat surfaces of stone, wood, or metal on which a mass of molten glass gathered on the end of a blowpipe or pontil is rolled and shaped in glassmaking.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300022860

Broader Terms used

<glassworking equipment>

Equivalent Terms used

marver

Created

13yrs ago

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