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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;clutteredcloset49, post: 174839, member: 85&quot;]The aqua daisy and button would be described as iridescent not carnival.</p><p>The butterfly bowl would be described as carnival.</p><p><br /></p><p>Carnival is a type of iridescent glass.&nbsp; Usually pressed glass, in amber, green, blue, or purple iridescent.&nbsp; To me it has a heavy look to it.</p><p><br /></p><p>From the Corning Glass Museum:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.cmog.org/glass-dictionary/iridescence" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cmog.org/glass-dictionary/iridescence" rel="nofollow">Iridescence</a></p><p>The rainbow like effect that changes according to the angle from which it is viewed or the angle of incidence of the source of light. On ancient glass, iridescence is caused by interference effects of light reflected from several layers of weathering products. On certain 19th- and 20th-century glasses, iridescence is a deliberate effect achieved by the introduction of metallic substances into the batch or by spraying the surface with stannous chloride or lead chloride and reheating it in a reducing atmosphere.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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