Old World Colonial Crown Heavy Restoration

Old World Colonial Crown Heavy RestorationThe Crown glass technique is one of the earliest styles of sheet glass manufacturing. Crown Glass, a heavy wavy glass, begins with a bubble of glass blown into a globe. It is then transferred to the glassmakers pontil to be rotated at speed, until centrifugal force forms a large circular plate. The finished table of glass appears thin, lustrous, and highly polished. Concentric Cords and reams are resulting characteristics of the spinning process.

The ‘Full Restoration’ blown wavy glass has an increased wavy distortion with obvious surface characteristics

The Crown glass technique is one of the earliest styles of sheet glass manufacturing

This polished plate replica glass displays a minor distortion and the superior optical clarity

Circa 1800 antique cylinder glass captures the old world charms of mouth-blown restoration window glass at a fraction of the cost

Mouth blown glass

one sheet at a time

It is then transferred to the glassmaker’s pontil to be rotated at speed

The Circa 1900 antique window glass has a lite diffuse

non-directional distortion

a heavy wavy glass

Glass Characteristics

The maximum size that can be achieved is approximately 36” x 36”