Schlangenfadenglas

Schlangenfadenglas, also known as threaded glass or thread glass, refers to glass with a surface decoration of fine applied threads, often in a contrasting color. This decorative technique gives the glass an appearance of being made up of fine threads.1

During the Roman Empire, particularly in the Rhineland, a significant glassmaking area, a notable type of decorated glass was produced. These were glasses decorated in serpentine patterns using threads that were trailed onto the glass and then pressed flat and notched. These are perhaps the most important and typical examples of Schlangenfadengläser.2