Stiegel glass

noun

Stie·​gel glass

ˈstēgəl-

1

: a late eighteenth century American flint or green glassware made in Pennsylvania

especially : fine flint glassware with engraved or enameled decoration

2

: bubbly green glassware resembling some of the eighteenth century Stiegel glasswares

Word History

Etymology

after Henry William Stiegel †1785 American glassmaker

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