The dish below, on the left, has the straight rim of a typical blank. After cutting, the rim typically shows scallops and notches as illustrated by the dish on the right which has been cut on the same blank. (Both from LIBBEY CUT GLASS, THE CHOICE OF THE CONNOISSEUR, ACGA 1996, pp. 31 and 33. Copyrighted; used with permission. These Images may not be reproduced without the written permission of The Toledo Museum of Art.)
The molding of the dish below, on the left, eliminates the need to cut scallops on the dish's rim. A completely cut example of this blank is shown elsewhere cut in the Chicago Pattern. On the right a molded blank for a bowl illustrates a case where both scallops and notches are pre-formed, not cut. These two examples are not considered "figured" blanks because no part of any pattern is shown; the blanks are "plain". (Both from CATALOGUE OF BLANKS, H. C. FRY GLASS CO., ACGA 1997, pp. 3 and 5. Copyrighted; used with permission. These images may not be reproduced without the written permission of The Toledo Museum of Art.)
Updated 28 May 2002
