Flashed Glasses
These carefully mouthblown glasses are not colored throughout their mass. They attain their coloration through the "flash"
technique of glass blowing. One or more colored glasses are applied to a clear or colored base glass referred to as the "carrier glass".
This method creates a practically unlimited variety of glasses. Multicolored glasses, glasses with or without shading, gently shaded,
cloudy or torn - all may be produced using this method. White "milk" glasses, availible in dense "opak" or translucent "opal" densities obscure views but allow light transmission.
Technique and Colors:
A Doubleflash: Blue and Opak White on Clear glass. It is easy to see that
the glass is not colored through the mass, instead the colored "flashes" lie on top of the colorless "carrier" glass.
Samples:
Shaded flashed, Red on Clear
Torn open flash, Red on Clear
Torn flash, Blue on Clear
Multicolored combination flash glass
Gently shaded flash, Red on Blue
The average sheet size is approx. 60 x 90 cm (24" x 36"), thickness approx. 3mm (1/8"). The sheets are shipped
with their natural, untrimmed edges. Due to the special annealing process, Lamberts flashed glasses display excellent
cutting characteristics and are easy to work with.
Flashed glasses are practically limitless in appearance and color variation.
Classifications are: Lightly shaded, cloudy shading and torn (abgerissen) as well as multicolored flashes and
streaky glasses .
The production
The first step is to pick up the molten flash color with the blowpipe. The shape of this initial gather determines the final appearance
of the flashed glass. A round balloon results in even flashing throughout the sheet, a pear shape gentle shading and a "notched" mass creates
the "torn" appearance. The base color glass is then gathered over the beginning flash color gather and blown out into cylinder shape. Throughout
the process, the glassblower must consider the final intended appearance of the flash. After the blowing of the cylinder, the steps of production
are identical to those of Genuine Antique Glass. The precise control of form and color of the flash requires considerable experience as well
as the skilled craftsmanship of the glassblower.
These carefully mouthblown glasses are not colored throughout their mass. They attain their coloration through the "flash" technique of glass blowing. One or more colored glasses are applied to a clear or colored base glass referred to as the "carrier glass". This method creates a practically unlimited variety of glasses. Multicolored glasses, glasses with or without shading, gently shaded, cloudy or torn - all may be produced using this method. White "milk" glasses, availible in dense "opak" or translucent "opal" densities obscure views but allow light transmission.
A Doubleflash: Blue and Opak White on Clear glass. It is easy to see that the glass is not colored through the mass, instead the colored "flashes" lie on top of the colorless "carrier" glass.
Shaded flashed, Red on Clear
Torn open flash, Red on Clear
Torn flash, Blue on Clear
Multicolored combination flash glass
Gently shaded flash, Red on Blue