Opaline Glass: Light Softened

An opalescent Art Nouveau glass panel. It is translucent milky white, with slight ripples and uneven thickness on the surface. Light from behind passes through, becoming a soft, uniform glowing surface, obscuring the shape of the light source. It is used for lampshades, the upper part of doors, and as inserts in screens; the edges are finished with thin strips of wrought iron or brass. Sometimes it has a faint hint of green or amber. Avoid: using completely transparent clear glass, using machine-made uniform frosted glass, making the glass color too saturated, using plastic and acrylic for simulation.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一片乳濁的新藝術玻璃。它是半透明的乳白色,表面有輕微的波紋與厚薄不勻,後方的光透過來變成柔和均勻的發光面,看不出光源的形狀。它用在燈罩、門的上半部與隔屏的鑲嵌上;邊緣以鍛鐵或黃銅的細條收邊。有時帶一點淡淡的綠或琥珀色。避免:使用完全透明的清玻璃、使用機器製的均勻磨砂玻璃、讓玻璃的顏色過於飽和、使用塑膠與壓克力模擬。