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Electroplate - A process by which metal is adhered to glass by dipping it into an electrically charged solution.

Embossed - Raised or lowered text or design on any surface of glass.

Enamel - A vitreous substance made of finely powdered glass colored with metallic oxide and suspended in an oily medium for ease of application with a brush. The medium burns away during firing in a low-temperature (muffin) kiln (about 500-700 degrees Fahrenheit). Sometimes, several rings are required to fuse the different colors of an elaborately enameled object.

Encased Painting on Glass - The process of painting a glass object with glass paint, then subsequently re-heating the glass and gathering more hot glass over the surface, encasing the paint in glass.

Engraving - The production of a design in glass by cutting into the surface of an annealed glass object either by holding it against a rotating copper wheel fed with an abrasive or by scratching it, usually with a diamond. Other engraving methods include copper wheel engraving, diamond, of tungsten point engraving, acid etching and sand blasting.

Etch - To create a design by cutting the surface of finished glass with a tool or treating it with acid.

Etching Decoration - Using acid to etch the glass. Strengthen or get an chemical reaction or effect with the glass surface.