Vesica Glass Design

Vesica

Vesica is a term used to describe a particular design motif in cut glass, particularly early Bakewell, Page cut glass from Pittsburgh, comprising an oval, typically but not alwsys horizontally oriented with pointed ends. The vesica’s interior is usually filled by strawberry cross hatching. Vesica comes from a Latin root meaning bladder or sack.

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