| Newel
post |
|
A paperweight post at the end or foot of a
flight of stairs, supporting a handrail.
|
| Non-furnace work |
|
Glass objects made by artists who
purchase already formulated glass and melt it, as needed, with a torch .
|
| Nosegay (or
flat bouquet) |
|
A paperweight motif consisting of a flat bouquet
using millefiori canes as flowers.
|
| Opaline |
|
A flat rectangular or bookshaped paperweight, made of
opaque or translucent opaline glass, with a slightly raised oval medalion, nosegay, or
other millefiori design encased within; a specialty of Clichy.
|
| Overlay |
|
A paperweight that has been coated with one (single
overlay), two (double overlay), or three (triple overlay) layers of colored glass, with
windows cut on its coated surface to allow visual access to the inner motif. Encased
overlays have been further covered in a thick coating of clear glass.
|
|
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I-J
K
L
M
N-O
P
Q-R
S
T
U-W
X-Y-Z |