pontil mark
noun1
Arts, Crafts, Glassblowing, Hobbies, Lifestyle 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.
2
The mark impressed over this scar by the glassblower.
- Synonyms
- punty mark, punt mark, pontil scar
- Related terms
- moil, mold line