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

Punch set. France, Cristalleries
de Baccarat, about 1867. OH.
(bowl) 56.5 cm.
70
Pucellas (from italian): See Jacks.
Pulegoso (italian, from the dialect word pulega, “bubble”):
Glass containing numerous bubbles of all sizes,
produced by adding bicarbonate of soda, gasoline, or
other substances to the melt. The bubbles make the
glass semiopaque and give the surface an irregular texture.
Pulegoso was developed by napoleone Martinuzzi
(1892–1977) on the island of Murano, italy, in the 1920s.
Pulling: See Drawing.
Punch bowl: A bowl for mixing and serving punch.
Traditionally, punch was composed of wines or liquors,
mixed with hot water or milk, and flavored with sugar,
lemons, or spices. Fruit punches, with or without alcohol,
are also common.
Punty: See Pontil.
Puzzle glass: See Trick glass.
Pyrex: A type of borosilicate glass perfected in 1915 by
W. C. Taylor and Eugene sullivan of Corning Glass Works
in Corning, new york. Pyrex rods can be used in flameworking.