Gay LeCleire Taylor, curator of the Museum of American Glass here at Wheaton Village, has organized "Mirrored Glass: American Silvered Glass," a historic survey of more than 100 objects that are made from glass but have the color, shine and reflection of silver.
Made from glass, steel, aluminium and limestone, it looks a little as if it is floating.
Before 1940 most imitation gems were made from glass with a high lead content.
Many different useful and decorative articles have been made from glass over the centuries.
The necklace, by a local artist, is made from glass bottles and fair trade silver.
Why would anyone pay $80,000 on old bijoux made from glass beads, wire, imitation pearls and gilt-metal filigree?
One hundred functional and fanciful goblets, made from glass, metal, clay, fiber, wood and mixed media, will be on display.
The modern muller and slab are made from glass or stainless steel, although from ancient Egyptian times until the 18th century porphyry was invariably used.
Visitors can shop for garden accessories and innovative gardening products, such as garden pieces made from glass transformed with new materials such as Swarovski crystals.
They're much larger and made from glass for smooth scrolling, and instead of a separate button to mimic the clicking of a mouse, the entire track pad depresses.
To the rear, the reception desk is made from glass panels back-painted in white and topped with a white stone composite surface.
