| 释义 |
Definition of lead glass in English: lead glassnoun mass nounGlass containing a substantial proportion of lead oxide, making it more refractive. Also called lead crystal Example sentencesExamples - This was the result of fashion that swept Europe after the discovery of lead glass.
- In England high-quality lead glass was not available until George Ravenscroft introduced it in the third quarter of the seventeenth century.
- But as a general rule, it will help distinguish between soda and lead glass.
- The chosen pieces show the versatility of the medium in the broad range of techniques used - blowing and sandblasting, hot and cold casting, engraving, pate de verre, stained and lead glass.
- Developments in glass technology in the late seventeenth century, particularly the use of lead glass, offered, for the first time, a medium of unsurpassed clarity.
- The earliest lead glass was frequently unstable and soon after manufacturers developed crizzling: a myriad of short cracks within the glass that gave it a milky effect.
- The brass plate and escutcheon are inlaid, and the interior includes an ebonized penholder, ivory grips, the original baize lining, and two original lead glass ink bottles.
- The most famous glass mark is the applied raven's head seal of George Ravenscroft, which was used literally as a seal of approval for his new lead glass line.
- The lead glass stand was made in England about 1760 with all the craftsmanship such a luxurious object deserved.
Definition of lead glass in US English: lead glassnounˌled ˈɡlas Glass containing a substantial proportion of lead oxide, making it more refractive. Also called lead crystal Example sentencesExamples - The brass plate and escutcheon are inlaid, and the interior includes an ebonized penholder, ivory grips, the original baize lining, and two original lead glass ink bottles.
- Developments in glass technology in the late seventeenth century, particularly the use of lead glass, offered, for the first time, a medium of unsurpassed clarity.
- The chosen pieces show the versatility of the medium in the broad range of techniques used - blowing and sandblasting, hot and cold casting, engraving, pate de verre, stained and lead glass.
- But as a general rule, it will help distinguish between soda and lead glass.
- The earliest lead glass was frequently unstable and soon after manufacturers developed crizzling: a myriad of short cracks within the glass that gave it a milky effect.
- The most famous glass mark is the applied raven's head seal of George Ravenscroft, which was used literally as a seal of approval for his new lead glass line.
- In England high-quality lead glass was not available until George Ravenscroft introduced it in the third quarter of the seventeenth century.
- The lead glass stand was made in England about 1760 with all the craftsmanship such a luxurious object deserved.
- This was the result of fashion that swept Europe after the discovery of lead glass.
|