Strass (or "Strasse"): A brilliant glass with high light refraction and exceptional iridescence, (essentially consisting of a complex borosilicate of lead and potassium), used to manufacture artificial gemstones.
Strass
Glass containing a high amount of lead oxide and cut to simulate a gemstone. Named for its inventor Josef Strass.
Substitute
A substance used to imitate a more valuable gemstone. The substitute substance may be natural or man-made.
STRASS
Strass is highly reflective glass that is made to imitate gemstones. The original rhinestones were quartz stones obtained from the Rhine river. These stones were cut to resemble gemstones.
STREAK ...
Georges Frédéric Strass becomes famous for paste jewelry (c.)
1735
Topaz discovered in Minas Gerais (c.) ...
DiamanteRhinestone or strass DiamondDiamonds, a form of crystalline carbon, are prized because they are exceptionally hard and durable, have high refractivity and brilliance, and because really fine diamonds are rare.
Also known as strass after Frederic Strass who invented this method in the 18th Century Patina Discoloration that forms on metals such as silver and bronze but often planned for in the artist's design, ...
During the Great Depression, which in America hit in 1929 and lasted a decade, Miriam Haskell's costume jewelry provided affordable pieces which matched the glamour of the time, but used cheaper art glass, strass (paste) or rhinestones, ...
In the 18th century Joseph Strass, of Vienna, developed a particularly brilliant and dispersive type of lead containing glass, which came to be known as "strass" or flint glass, and which was widely used as a diamond simulant.
A variety of Boracite is called "Strassfurtite" and is a fibrous form found at Strassfurt, Germany. Boracite contains a high concentration of the chemical Boron.
Paste and strass have also been made into stones as cheap substitutes for a diamond. Rock crystal (quartz) has been given local misnomers as a diamond, e.g. Alaska diamond, Bristol diamond, Buxton diamond, Cornish diamond, etc.
BRILLIANTS: Another term for paste, strass, crystal, or rhinestones.
BRIOLETTE: An oval or pear-shaped diamond entirely faceted in triangular cuts.
CABACHON: A stone without facets, and shaped like a dome.
A high content leaded glass which is faceted to imitate diamonds or backed with colored foils to imitate other gemstones. Also known as strass after Frederic Strass who invented this method in the 18th Century
Patina ...
The Paris Apartment:
Romantic Decor on a Flea Market Budget
by Claudia Strasser
Flea Market Style : Decorating With a Creative Edge
by Emelie Tolley, Chris Mead ...
Mary Sue Packer, a collector living in Munich, is the co-author with Sabine Kurz of 'Strass', Heyne Verlag, 1997.
The photographs in this article are courtesy of Arnoldsche Art Publishers (copyright) Arnoldsche Verlagsanstalt ...
Diamante: A faceted, glittery glass bead like a rhinestone or strass.
A glass stone, facetted to imitate a diamond. In German, it is called Strass, after the man who popularized it.
Rhodium ...
Rhinestone Originally quartz from the gold washings along the Rhine river. Today, generally means colorless potash-and-lead glass that contains quartz in the form of melted lead crystal and is cut like a diamond. Also called strass, diamante.
Today, generally means colorless potash-and-lead glass that contains quartz in the form of melted lead crystal and is cut like a diamond. Often backed with foil to enhance reflectivity. Also called strass, diamante.
The X-rays are of some value in testing mineral substances represented as precious stones. Under X-rays the diamond is transparent; the glass, or "strass," used to manufacture imitation diamonds is always opaque under this exposure.
 See also: Jewel, Glass, Jewelry, Shape, Diamond
  
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