air traps (decorative glass components)

  1. Home
  2. top of the aat hierarchies
  3. Objects Facet
  4. Components (hierarchy name)
  5. components (objects parts)
  6. [components by specific context]
  7. container components
  8. air traps
Scope note
Embedded air pockets used as decoration of glass, comprising large, intentionally created air bubbles or tears, arranged in a decorative pattern, often in criss-crossed diagonal rows or spirals. Often seen in the stems of 18th-century and later wine glasses, particularly English.
air traps
Accepted term: 20-May-2024