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Daumenglas XVI century German drinking glass decorated with circular indentations and usually also with bands of encircling trailing above and bellow the indentations.
 
Devitrification Occidental process of converting glass into a crystalline substance with a milky appearance.
 
Diamond-Point Engraving The technique of decorating glass by engraving using a diamond or metal point to scratch the surface.
 
Double Glass Double walled glass decorated with an engraved gold and silver leaf in between sealed with a colourless resin to protect the design.

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