art glass

noun

(in the late 19th and early 20th centuries) any of the several varieties of glass using combinations of colors, special effects of opaqueness and transparency, etc., to create an aesthetic effect.

any of the objects made of such glass, as lamps, vases, and the like.

Nearby words

art deco, art director, art film, art for art's sake, art form, art glass, art historical, art house, art lining, art mobilier, art music

Origin of art glass

First recorded in 1925–30

Examples from the Web for art glass

I bathed my hands in inconceivable riches of beauty such as no art-glass worker has ever produced.
The Silent Bullet|Arthur B. Reeve