The "Invencon" of Lead Crystal -- Or Was It Flint Glass?

Title: 
The "Invencon" of Lead Crystal -- Or Was It Flint Glass?

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Author/Artist: 
Noble, Michael.
Published In: 
Journal of Glass Studies, v. 58 (2016), pp. 185-195, ill. 0075-4250
Subjects: 
Technology
Bib ID: 
AI102772
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Location: 
Periodicals
Call Number: 
PER NK5100 .J86

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Notes: 
The Corning Museum of Glass
"The question of whether lead was the major, unique ingredient contained in the original unstable recipe, or whether it was added later to cure the crizzling problem of a glass made of flints."

Object/Material Note

Object/Material Note: 
Includes CMoG objects: 73.2.25, p. 186 (fig. 1) -- 50.2.2, p. 193 (figs. 3 & 4).