The pressed glassware is made by pressing glass into molds of iron, and. the articles thus formed aproximate in beauty and regularity of form to those of cut glass, described further on.

And although much of their production was pressed glass (made in molds), they also made the much more fragile and valuable blown glass, of which remarkable specimens remain. After an introductory ...

Glass making originated in the Near East around 2000 BCE in the form of beads, seals and inlays. The earliest makers pressed glass into molds. Around 1500 BCE, finer vessels were being made in Egypt.

Committee member Connie Lucia introduced member Jill Dart, who spoke about “Early American Pressed Glass.” Jill told the group that from 1830 – 1915 bottle making was activated. Pressed glass was ...

This paper describes two silicon carbide (SiC) microfabrication processes for SiC glass-press molds. One is silicon lost molding combined with SiC chemical-vapor deposition (CVD) and SiC reaction ...

By John Bottero From the May/June 2019 issue of Maine Homes by Down East For more than 1,800 years, glass was hand-blown into molds or shaped freeform, a labor-intensive process. It wasn’t until the ...

Philadelphia-based artist Amber Cowan (previously) molds found and flameworked glass into narrative sculptures brimming with ornate flourishes and enchanting details. Her delicate works are often ...