A clear glass vial with a white screw cap holding two fine glass rods crossed inside it.
  • The vial against a dark ground, the two fine glass rods crossing inside it and catching a bright highlight.

Glass stringers are thin strands of molten glass that have been stretched into long, filament-like lines and cooled.

Composition

Glass

Handling Notes

  • Glass stringers can be used to create unique line designs and patterns in glassblowing
  • Melt in during the gather phase (initial step of collecting a blob of molten glass from the furnace onto the end of a blowpipe or punty rod)

Applications in Craft

Keywords

Provenance

North Carolina Glass Center, Asheville, North Carolina. Acquired 2024.

In Use

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