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

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Encrustation: See Sulphide.
End-of-day: See Frigger.
Engraving: The process of cutting into the surface of
an annealed glass object either by holding it against a
rotating copper wheel fed with an abrasive or by scratching
it, usually with a diamond. See also Carving, Cutting,
and Stippling.
Epergne (from French): A composite, frequently tiered
centerpiece used on the dinner table for serving or display
in the late 18th and 19th centuries.
Ewer: A container with one handle, used for dispensing
liquid.
Eye bead: A bead decorated with applied or embedded
circular elements that resemble eyes.
The process of grinding and polishing an
object to give the surface a pattern of planes or facets.
Façon de Venise (French, “manner, or style, of venice”):
Glass made in imitation of venetian products, at centers
other than venice itself. Façon de Venise glass was
popular in many parts of Europe in the 16th and 17th
centuries.
Faience: A fired silica body containing small amounts
of alkali, and varying greatly in hardness depending
on the degree of sintering. it is covered with glaze,
which may also be present interstitially among the
quartz grains within the body. The term “glassy faience”
is often used to describe a faience in which the reactions
have proceeded to such an extent that the glass
phase defines the visual appearance of the material.
Fake: A genuine object that has been altered or “improved”
for the purpose of enhancing its value.