Arms
The arms are the part of a chandelier that stretches the widest from the
central support and are the main light-bearing part of the chandelier since
candles or bulbs are located at their extremity. They can be composed by
multiple shapes of glass held together or by a single simpler piece of glass.
Arm Plate
The plates are the metal or wooden blocks located on the central support,
into which the arms slot.
Bobeche
it's a glass dish positioned just below the candles at the end of the arms,
originally designed to prevent drips of wax to fall from the chandelier.
Finial
finials are decorated shapes of glass hung at the very bottom of the central
support. Many chandeliers also have finials hanging from glass rings on
the arms.
Soda glass
Typical type of glass used in the venetian chandeliers. It was renowed
because of its ability to be worked longer when heated and be therefore
shaped into curving leaves and flowers. Soda glass, also famed for its lightness,
contained a small quality of lime, giving it clarity and making it completely
different from all other types of glass produced at the time.