Glass: A Pocket Dictionary Of Terms Commonly Used - Corning ...

Cast medallion of King Louis XIV. France, Bernard Perrot,
about 1680–1695. H. (frame) 38.7 cm.
Chair: (1) The bench used by the gaffer while forming
a glass object. Traditionally, this is a wide bench with
arms, on which the gaffer rests the blowpipe with its
parison of molten glass and rolls it backward and forward
so that the parison retains its symmetrical shape
during the forming process. (2) The team of glassworkers
who assist a gaffer.
Chalk glass: A colorless glass containing chalk, developed
in bohemia in the late 17th century. vessels of
thick chalk glass were often elaborately engraved.
Chandelier (from French, “candlestick”): A lighting
fixture suspended from the ceiling, with two or more
arms bearing lights (originally, candles) or two or more
pendent lights. Many chandeliers have faceted lead
glass arms, candle cups, shafts, and prisms, which reflect
the light and sparkle like tiny mirrors.
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