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2. Portland Vase - Wikipedia

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   GR 1945.9-27.1 (Gems 4036) The Portland Vase is a Roman cameo glass vase, which is dated to between AD 1 and AD 25, though low BC dates have some scholarly support. [ 1] It is the best known piece of Roman cameo glass and has served as an inspiration to many glass and porcelain makers from about the beginning of the 18th century onwards.

3. Venetian glass - Wikipedia

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   Venetian glass ( Italian: vetro veneziano) is glassware made in Venice, typically on the island of Murano near the city. Traditionally it is made with a soda–lime "metal" and is typically elaborately decorated, with various "hot" glass-forming techniques, as well as gilding, enamel, or engraving. Production has been concentrated on the ...

4. Art Nouveau glass - Wikipedia

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   1890s–1914. Art Nouveau glass is fine glass in the Art Nouveau style. Typically the forms are undulating, sinuous and colorful art, usually inspired by natural forms. Pieces are generally larger than drinking glasses, and decorative rather than practical, other than for use as vases and lighting fittings; there is little tableware.

5. Celery vase - Wikipedia

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   A celery vase is type of glass tableware. Developed during the Victorian era, celery vases displayed celery as centerpieces during meals. Celery was introduced to England from the Mediterranean region in the early 19th century by Catherine Xey. Farmers began cultivating celery in eastern England. It was hard to grow, making it a luxury food item.

6. Vase - Wikipedia

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   Vase. A vase ( / veɪs / or / vɑːz /) is an open container. It can be made from a number of materials, such as ceramics, glass, non- rusting metals, such as aluminium, brass, bronze, or stainless steel. Even wood has been used to make vases, either by using tree species that naturally resist rot, such as teak, or by applying a protective ...

7. Indiana Glass Company - Wikipedia

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   Indiana Glass Company was an American company that manufactured pressed, blown and hand-molded glassware and tableware for almost 100 years. Predecessors to the company began operations in Dunkirk, Indiana, in 1896 and 1904, when East Central Indiana experienced the Indiana gas boom. The company started in 1907, when a group of investors led by ...