Box, Trinket
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| Nom de l'objet : | Box, Trinket |
| Matériaux : | glass, paint |
| Numéro d'accession : | BE1999.3.16 a-b |
| Date de début de production : | 1900 |
| Date de fin de production : | 1930 |
| Description : | A white, milk glass trinket box in two parts. The lid is with scalloped edging and rounded corners, painted gold. The corners have raised paisley detailing; the edges have raised tassel detailing. In the smooth centre are the remnants of hand painted blue and yellow flowers. The lid is convex shaped. (b) The base has scalloped edging, raised paisley and tassel detailing, and four fanned feet in gold and blue paint. |
| Fonctions : | Milk glass is a term used by glass makers to describe an opaque white glass. The German term is "milch-glass", the Italian term is "lattimo", and the French term is "blanc-de-lait" or "verre-de-lait". Milk glass was first developed in Venice in the 14th or 15th Century. The white opaque colour was made by adding in tin oxide. In the 17th and 18th Century it was very popular to decorate this glass with enamel paint. During the 19th and 20th century, a great deal of pressed opaque white glass was made. This inexpensive glassware was also known by names such as Vitro-Porcelain or Porcelain Glass. This is the kind of white glass that is usually collected by milk glass collectors. Manufacturers often made other colours in the same patterns, especially blue, which have been classified as milk glass as well, but are not the colour of milk. This makes it confusing and hard for the researcher looking for information concerning 'real' milk glass. |
| Hauteur : | 8.0000000000 |
| Longueur : | 9.0000000000 |
| Largeur : | 9.0000000000 |
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Mississauga |
| Province de l'établissement : | Ontario |
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