A STUNNING HAND BLOWN CRACKLE BLUE VASE WITH AN ACID ETCH RING AROUND THE VASE - VERY PRETTY
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THIS AMAZING HAND BLOWN BLUE CRACKLE VASE HAS A STUNNING ACID ETCHED RING AROUND IT WITH A THICK BASE AND DEEP BLUE RIM. THE VASE MEASURES 11cm TALL AND IS IN FANTASTIC CONDITION WITH NO CHIPS OR CRACKS (AS STRANGE AS THAT SOUNDS). THIS IS TRULY A STUNNING AND VERY UNUSUAL VASE.
CRACKLE GLASS IS ALSO KNOWN AS CRAQUELLE GLASS, OVERSHOT GLASS, AND ICE GLASS. VENETIAN GLASS MAKERS OF THE 16TH CENTURY ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE INVENTED THE PROCESS. SUBMERSING A HOT PIECE OF GLASS INTO COLD WATER FORMS CRACKLE GLASS. THIS PROCESS CAUSES FINE CRACKS TO FORM OVER THE SURFACE. THE GLASS IS THEN REHEATED IN ORDER TO SMOOTH THE SURFACE AND SEAL THE CRACKS. CRACKLING DOES NOT AFFECT THE SHAPE OR COLOUR OF THE PIECE.
LINK: en.wikicollecting.org/crackle-glass
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