art glass

art glass
1. (in the late 19th and early 20th centuries) any of the several varieties of glass using combinations of colors, special effects of opaqueness and transparency, etc., to create an aesthetic effect.
2. any of the objects made of such glass, as lamps, vases, and the like.
[1925-30]

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