A clear glass vial with a ribbed white screw cap, filled with fine off-white powder that clumps softly near the top and carries a faint sandy tint.

Batch is a mixture of raw glass-making ingredients that melts when heated to form glass.

Composition

Silica, soda, lime

Handling Notes

  • Batch is used in glassmaking and glassblowing
  • When using, charge furnace slowly with small amounts; adding too rapidly causes dangerous splashing

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Provenance

Spruce Pine Batch, Spruce Pine, North Carolina. Acquired 2024.

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