Fábrica das Gaivotas – Venetian Cristal 2

Experiment

Heritage

Research

Reproduction of a Venetian Cristal glass recipe from Fábrica das Gaivotas Arcano

Material

Glass

Craft

Glass-making

General Technique

Combining

Specific Technique

The glasses were melted in an electric furnace and left to cool to room temperature inside.

Properties & Qualities

Application

Product Sample making

Qualities

3D Opaque Rigid Shiny Smooth

Colour

Violet

Sample Information

Date of creation

02/01/2018

Process & Production

Firing program:

Ramp 600ºC – 4ºC/min, Dwell 1h, Ramp 900ºC – 4ºC/min, Dwell 1h, Ramp 1300ºC – 4ºC/min, Dwell 2h, Ramp 1000ºC – 5ºC/min, End

Recipe Details

Sand 19.239 g, K2CO3 6.733 g, Pb3O4  9.613 g, KAlSi3O8 1.535 g, NaNO3 2.305 g, H3BO3 0.195 g, Universal 0.382 g

Credits

Craft Maker

Catarina Santos

Library Contributor

VICARTE, NOVA

Photographer

Catarina Santos