Controlled bubble bottle

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  1. Steven S.

    Steven S. Well-Known Member

    Approximately 9” tall. Controlled bubbles. Rigaree on foot and neck. Rough pontil. Any ideas appreciated. FB838037-5459-466B-82F1-42DEAA2018E4.jpeg DA4E13DC-A958-4742-9B94-ED2513BD8270.jpeg 3627FD80-5EAC-4E1E-9E81-91815406FDFA.jpeg 840257FC-624C-418E-A976-B7458FD758C3.jpeg
     
    Steven S., Jun 1, 2022
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  2. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    Don't think I'll ever understand how they manage to control the bubbles!!!:rolleyes:


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    Aquitaine, Jun 1, 2022
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  4. laura9797

    laura9797 Well-Known Member

    Neat piece! When I see nicely controlled bubbles, I think of Erickson - not sure if he ever did a piece with applied rigaree like yours but worth a check. I guess it could also be Venetian/Italian.
     
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  5. Lark

    Lark Well-Known Member

    When I went to the Tacoma Washington glass Museum you can watch them blow glass (which I did for 8 hours). They squirt a mixture of baking soda on the molten glass and turn it as they squirt. Voila! controlled bubbles. It was so simple it was amazing.
     
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  6. Figtree3

    Figtree3 What would you do if you weren't afraid?

    That is interesting!
     
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  7. *crs*

    *crs* Hippy Dippy Antiquer

    I have an apple paperweight with controlled bubbles and was told in a Murano group that "The bubbles are made using a spiked tool not manually" Apple.JPG
     
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  8. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    Correct. The bubbles acheived with soda are like fizz, and random. Biot, for example. Controlled bubbles are done with a tool: Whitefriars say.

    The shape of this is a bit facon de Venise to my eye.

    https://www.glassencyclopedia.com/bubbleglass.html
     
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  9. Cherryhill

    Cherryhill Well-Known Member

    The vast majority of controlled bubbles are done by inserting the gather into a mold which has many many 'points' or rods inside it. these make a myriad of dimples in the gather. Covering the gather with another layer of molten glass (dipping it in the tank) seals air in the dimples, forming bubbles.

    I hope this doesn't burst anyone's bubble.
     
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