Mercury Glass

Silvered glass

Silvered glass is a kind of glass used in tableware, gazing balls, Christmas ornaments, and other decorative arts. The technique involves coating the inside of the glass object with a liquid silvering solution and then sealing it. The silvering solution was originally a silver-mercury or tin-mercury amalgam; this was quickly displaced by a less toxic solution of silver nitrate.

Glass

Glass is an amorphous (non-crystalline) solid. Because it is often transparent and chemically inert, glass has found widespread practical, technological, and decorative use in window panes, tableware, and optics. Some common objects made of glass are named after the material, e.g., a "glass" for drinking, "glasses" for vision correction, and a "magnifying glass".

mercury

Noun

1. Senses relating to the metal.

Verb

1. To apply or coat (something) with mercury (noun sense 1) or a preparation containing mercury.

glass

Noun

1. An amorphous solid, often transparent substance, usually made by melting silica sand with various additives (for most purposes, a mixture of soda, potash and lime is added).
2. Any amorphous solid (one without a regular crystal lattice).

Verb

1. To fit with glass; to glaze.
2. To enclose in glass.