Associations to the word «Pontil»

PONTIL, noun. (glassblowing) A punty; a metal rod used in the glassblowing process. After a glass vessel has been blown to approximate size and the bottom of the piece has been finalized, the rod, which is tipped with a wad of hot glass, is attached to the bottom of the vessel to hold it while the top is finalized. It often leaves an irregular or ring-shaped scar on the base when removed called the "pontil mark".

PONTIL MARK, noun. A ring-shaped or irregular scar on a glass object from where it was joined with a pontil or blowpipe. Common on bottles prior to the 1830s.

PONTIL MARK, noun. The mark impressed over this scar by the glassblower.

PONTIL MARKS, noun. Plural of pontil mark