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Glass, objects > Sandwich glass

Preferred term

Sandwich glass  

Definition

  • Refers to double-wall glassware with inner decoration of engraved gold leaf; also a general name for pressed glass so called because of the large quantity of pressed glass produced by the Boston Sandwich Glass Company. [AAT]

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Glass, Sandwich

Notation

  • 121947

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-PVGZ4315-J

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