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

Wheel-engraved bowl. U.S., Steuben
Glass Inc., 1935. H. 17.7 cm.
Williamite glass: A late 17th- and 18th-century English
drinking vessel engraved with a toast, a symbol (an orange
tree, for example), or a motto supporting William
of orange (King William iii, r. 1689–1702), or with his
portrait. William iii was a Protestant, and his political
opponents were the roman Catholic Jacobites. Many
Williamite glasses have been shown to be late 19thcentury
fakes, some perhaps executed by the bohemian
glass engraver Franz Tieze (1842–1932). See also Jacobite
glass.
Wine set: A decanter with matching wineglasses,
sometimes with a matching tray.
Winged goblet: A type of goblet with the stem in the
form of vertical, winglike flanges composed of trails arranged
in a complex design that may include dragons,
sea horses, and other creatures. The German term for a
winged goblet is Flügelglas.
Witch ball: A glass globe intended to be hung in a
prominent place to ward off the evil eye.
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