Corning Museum of Glass

Its many meanings include an emblem impressed on wax or some other plastic substance as evidence of ownership or authenticity. Since the 17th century, many bottles have borne stamped glass seals that identify the producer of the contents, the tavern in which they were used, or the individual for whom the contents were bottled.

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.

A vessel with a narrow neck, sometimes with a diaphragm at the bottom, that causes the contents to emerge drop by drop.

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.