Description:

The honeycomb pattern on this bowl was made by facet-cutting. To do this, the bowl was blown and cooled then the surface was ground down with a wheel at regular intervals to make the pattern. Only strong or thick glass can be cut with facets. Lead barium was used in Chinese glass to make it strong.

Facet-cutting on glass was done in the Middle East from about 700A.D. and it was popular in later times for lead glass in England and Ireland.

Glass, facet-cut
Height: 3.5 cm, diameter: 8.5 cm

Chinese Description:

龟甲纹玻璃碗 中国，清朝，约1730-1770 这玻璃碗的龟甲纹饰以轮刻法制成。工匠先吹出碗的形状，待玻璃膏冷却后，再置于旋转轮盘以特定速度旋转，研磨出龟甲纹饰。中国工匠加入砷酸钡，令玻璃质料更坚硬以免磨刻。 玻璃，轮刻

Creator: Unknown

Date: 1730-1770, Qing dynasty

Copyright: Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives

Object ID:N4552