Old English glassesAn account of glass drinking vessels in England, from early times to the end of the eighteenth centuryWith introductory notices, original documents, etc . oiu < z < Z o EdU zz tdc« (/) oi (d IdXH. o QZ DH tnat/) < o c/1Z o z o> LUQ-O _J_l< CO CHAP. XVI. GROUP VI. GLASSES WITH OPAQUE-TWISTED STEMS. 271 a twisted stem of the required thickness, of opaque white filagree, was the is obvious that by varying the positions of the canes, opaque, coloured, or plain,and manipulating as described, twisted rods of endless variety could be produced. By apply
Old English glassesAn account of glass drinking vessels in England, from early times to the end of the eighteenth centuryWith introductory notices, original documents, etc . oiu < z < Z o EdU zz tdc« (/) oi (d IdXH. o QZ DH tnat/) < o c/1Z o z o> LUQ-O _J_l< CO CHAP. XVI. GROUP VI. GLASSES WITH OPAQUE-TWISTED STEMS. 271 a twisted stem of the required thickness, of opaque white filagree, was the is obvious that by varying the positions of the canes, opaque, coloured, or plain,and manipulating as described, twisted rods of endless variety could be produced. By applying a cane to the side of a nucleus for the central mass, covering itwith clearglass, and introducing the whole into a circular arrangement of canes,a wavy line within spiral twists was produced, alternately approaching andretiring to and from the centre of the stem in accordance with the originaleccentricity in the mould of the cane in question. The tape-like spiral bands which occur in the stems of many of the bellglasses, engraved with vine leaves and grapes, roses, and other flowers, wereformed by placing one or two flat canes against the side of the mould, adding oneor more eccentric canes for the c
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