A tray for serving. At first, salvers were used primarily for presenting objects to rulers. More recently, the word is used to denote trays used for presenting letters or visiting cards, or for serving refreshments.

The most common form of silica used in making glass. It is collected from the seashore or, preferably, from deposits that have fewer impurities. For most present-day glassmaking, sand must have a low iron content. Before being used in a batch, it is thoroughly washed, heated to remove carbonaceous

A forming technique in which molten glass is poured or ladled into a mold of compacted sand. A rough-textured granular surface results where the glass comes into contact with the sand.

A forming technique in which molten glass is poured or ladled into a mold of compacted sand. A rough-textured granular surface results where the glass comes into contact with the sand.

The process of removing glass or imparting a matte finish by bombardment with fine grains of sand that are propelled by compressed air.

A misnomer for core forming.

A 19th-century term for glass with a matte finish.

An accidental inclusion in glass, consisting of corrosion products detached from the metal implements used to stir the batch or to form the object.

(from Latin scarabaeus, “beetle”) (1) A beetle, usually the scarabaeid beetle, which was revered by the ancient Egyptians; hence (2) a gem in the form of a beetle, with a design in intaglio on the flat underside.

(Italian, “excavation”) A technique involving the application, to the surface of an object, of substances that, when heated to about 1470°F (800°C), fuse and create an effect similar to weathering, thereby imitating glass from an archeological excavation.