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'''Milk glass''' is a dumb kind of glass. Made when milk is poured onto liquid glass. |
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'''Milk glass''' is an opaque or translucent,{{Citation needed|date=August 2009|reason=I see a source but it fails Verifiability for me}} milky white or colored [[glass]], blown or pressed into a wide variety of shapes. |
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First made in [[Venice]] in the 16th century, colors include blue, pink, yellow, brown, black, and the white that led to its popular name. |
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==History== |
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First made in [[Venice]] in the 16th century, colors include blue, pink, yellow, brown, black, and white. |
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19th-century glass makers called milky white opaque glass "''opal glass''". |
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The name milk glass is relatively recent. |
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The white color is achieved through the addition of an [[opacifier]], e.g. [[tin dioxide]] or [[bone ash]].<ref name="2008PG">{{cite book|last=Husfloen|first=Kyle|title=Antique Trader Antiques & Collectibles 2008 Price Guide|publisher=Krause Publications|year=2007|location=644|pages=1066|isbn=0896895319, 9780896895317|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=ZlJb23UyAnYC&pg=PA644|edition=illustrated}}</ref> |
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Made into decorative [[dinnerware]], [[light fixture|lamp]]s, [[vase]]s, and [[costume jewelry]], milk glass was highly popular during the [[fin de siecle]]. |
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Pieces made for the wealthy of the [[Gilded Age]] are known for their delicacy and beauty in color and design, while [[Depression glass]] pieces of the 1930s and '40s are less so. |
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==Collectible== |
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Milk glass has a considerable following of collectors.<ref name="collect49">{{cite book|last=Belknap|first=Eugene McCamly|title=Milk glass|publisher=Crown Publishers|year=1949|pages=327|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=3zA1AAAAMAAJ}}</ref> |
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Glass makers continue to produce both original pieces and reproductions of popular collectible pieces and patterns.<ref name="2007TMGB">{{cite book|last=Chiarenza|first=Frank|coauthors=James Slater|title=The Milk Glass Book|publisher=Schiffer Pub Ltd,|year=2007|edition=illustrated|series=A Schiffer book for collectors|pages=228|isbn=0764306618, 9780764306617|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=xBUOAAAACAAJ}}</ref> |
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==Notable manufacturers==<!-- sourced or with WP article please--> |
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[[Image:Blue Room - Milk Glass Collection.jpg|thumb|300px|A milk glass collection.]] |
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*[[Dunbar Glass|Kanawha Glass Co.]] |
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*[[Fenton Glass Company]] |
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*[[Fostoria Glass Company]] |
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*[[Imperial Glass Company]] |
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*[[Mosser Glass]] |
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*[[Westmoreland Glass Company]] |
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==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.nmgcs.org National Milk Glass Collectors Society] |
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* [http://WestmorelandGlassClub.org/ National Westmoreland Glass Collectors Club] |
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{{Glass science}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Milk Glass}} |
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[[Category:Collecting]] |
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[[Category:Glass compositions]] |
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[[de:Milchglas]] |
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[[es:Vidrio opalino]] |
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[[fa:آرکوپال]] |
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Revision as of 02:06, 16 December 2010
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Milk glass is a dumb kind of glass. Made when milk is poured onto liquid glass.