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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Darkwing Manor, post: 1910897, member: 738&quot;]Glass manufacturing and decorating is chemically complex and fascinating! But&nbsp; I&#039;m confused by your classification system of cut, pressed OR crystal. Any glass can be cut, pressed, etched, dip-molded, blown, etc, and refers to methods of manipulating the decoration, either hot or cold.&nbsp; The modern term &quot;crystal&quot; refers to the chemical make-up of the glass itself, i.e. the amount of lead added to the hot batch. All &quot;crystal&quot; is glass, but not all glass is &quot;crystal&quot;. Lead makes for more clarity,&nbsp; easier to decorate, generally with a higher mass and reflective index. Having said that, what you have there is a pressed and wax-resist(?)&nbsp; decorated , lidded bowl, probably with a lead content much less than 24%.&nbsp; If I were cataloging it, the Lexicon name would be candy-dish, lidded.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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