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Glass etching > Leptat glass

Preferred term

Leptat glass  

Definition

  • Deeply etched, crystalline glass, developed and patented by Bernard O. Gruenke and his son, Bernard E., in the 1970s; its name is derived from the Czech word meaning "to etch" [www.stainedglass.org]

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Glass, leptat

Notation

  • 120228

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-RQ12DZ5P-5

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