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The ends were pulled together, the monocle was placed in the eye orbit, and the ends were released, causing the gallery to spring out and keep the monocle in place. The third style of monocle was frameless. This consisted of a cut piece of glass, with a serrated edge to provide a grip and sometimes a hole drilled into one side for a cord.
Jewels may then be added to hollows or glass poured into special cavities on the surface. The Greeks took much of their designs from outer origins, such as Asia, when Alexander the Great conquered part of it. In earlier designs, other European influences can also be detected. When Roman rule came to Greece, no change in jewellery designs was ...
Sofiero cut crystal glass bowl designed by Gunnar Cyrén 1960. Orrefors Glassworks (also known as just Orrefors) is a glassworks in the Swedish village Orrefors in Småland. Orrefors manufactured crystal glassware and art glass. The range consisted of crystal stemware, barware, vases, and sculptures and lighting products in crystal. The ...
Historic rhinestone copy of the Florentine Diamond, made in 1865 in Paris by the L. Saemann company [1] Rhinestones on a tiara Rowenta enamel rhinestone compact. A rhinestone, paste or diamante is a diamond simulant originally made from rock crystal but since the 19th century from crystal glass or polymers such as acrylic.
Traditionally the bridge of Windsor glasses is a "saddle" (a simple, arched piece of metal joining the two eyerims), and hence to prevent the glasses slipping off the face the temples are "riding bow temples" (a strongly arched wire that hooks around the ears); however, in a modern and extended definition, Windsors typically have a bridge with ...
'Star of Edinburgh' – decorated with a star-burst pattern. 'Thistle' – the tops of these pieces are shaped in accordance with the thistle theme while the body is stippled . 'King James' – glassware in this range is notable for the long stems and neck, and is loosely based on that in use in the 17th century.
But the glasses themselves (which took around 10 days to arrive — your mileage may vary) are great; they're lightweight and comfortable, and Pair nailed my fairly complicated progressive-lens ...
Corelle serving bowl, in "Butterfly Gold" [1] [2] pattern introduced at launch in 1970. Corelle is a brand of glassware and dishware. It is made of Vitrelle, a tempered glass product consisting of two types of glass laminated into three layers. [3] [4] It was introduced by Corning Glass Works in 1970, but is now manufactured and sold by Corelle ...