| Basal
rim |
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The
ring around the bottom of a concave base where the paperweight comes into
contact with the supporting surface.
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| Basal ring |
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The flange seen on some English
paperweights, a result of in-cutting just above the base; not a footed
weight.
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| Base |
|
The bottom of
the paperweight.
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| Basket |
|
An
outer row of millefiori canes, pulled together underneath the motif to
form a staved enclosure for the decorative elements; a laticinio ground
pulled down in the center (as in Saint Louis and American fruit weights);
a latticino ground with a "handle" of twisted filigree extending above
the motif.
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| Batch |
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A mixture of
sand, lead oxide, potash. and cullet within the melting pot.
|
Block
(or paddle) |
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A curved wooden paddle used to shape the
dome of a paperweight.
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Blowtorch
(or lamp
or torch)
|
|
A small gas burner or torch
used to reheat hardened crystal rods for lampwork motifs.
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| Bouquet |
|
A floral design composed of more than
one flower.
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| Bouquet de mariage |
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A mushroom motif in which the tuft of
the mushroom is composed of white stardust canes
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