Easel: General term used to describe a stand that holds up a piece of artwork, either during its execution or for display. Glass easels are used to mock up a design by temporarily individual pieces to a clear glass background. This allows light to pass through as it is constructed and get a better idea of what the finished project will look like when lit.
Enamel: A vitreous substance made of finely powdered glass colored with metallic oxide and suspended in an oily medium for ease of application with a brush. The medium burns away during firing in a low-temperature muffle kiln (about 965°-1300° F or 500°-700° C). Sometimes, several firings are required to fuse the different colors of an elaborately enameled object.
English Muffle Glass: Refers to the texture design created by Wissmach Glass Company that creates a highly refractive texture and crystalline look in the glass.
English Style Glass Cutting: Method of placing the glass directly over the pattern and then scoring the glass along pattern lines. Common practice when most glass used was cathedral, and the pattern could be seen through the glass. A light box placed under the pattern can help make the pattern lines more visible when working with darker and opaque glasses.
Engraved: 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, stippling.
Epoxy: A clear drying glue composed of a resin and hardener, generally mixed in equal parts. Its uses include gluing glass to glass or in construction of Dalle-de-Verre.
Etching: A process of frosting or removing the top surface color of a glass to create a permanent design on the glass. Different chemical creams or hydrofluoric acid is used in combination with a resist or stencil material to create the desired pattern or design.
European Antique: Mouth-blown antique glass from Europe and England.
Exterior Glazed: Glass set from the exterior of the building.
Exterior Stop: The molding that holds the light on the exterior of the frame.
The sources for this material include:
•Glass: A Pocket Dictionary of Terms Commonly Used to Describe Glass and Glassmaking.
Compiled by David Whitehouse, 88 pp., 47 illus., 1993
•How to Work in Stained Glass. Anita & Seymour Isenberg, 247 pp., 1972
•Stained Glass Lamps. Anita & Seymour Isenberg, 222 pp., 1972
•The Techniques of Stained Glass. Partrick Reyntiens, 168 pp. 1977
•The Coming Museum Website: www.cmog.org
• The Stained Glass Association of America Website: www.stainedglass.org
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