Art UK has updated its cookies policy. By using this website you are agreeing to the use of cookies. To find out more read our updated Use of Cookies policy and our updated Privacy policy.

A hard, transparent material, made from silica (sand, quartz, or flint), an alkaline flux (such as potash or soda), and other ingredients such as limestone or potash of lead, which fuse when heated to a high temperature. In its hot, molten state, the glass, or ‘metal’ as it is known, can be drawn into long threads, blown into bubbles and shaped with tongs, and blown into a mould or press-moulded.

Text source: The Oxford Concise Dictionary of Art Terms (2nd Edition) by Michael Clarke


Do you know someone who would love this resource?
Tell them about it...