Key Facts
- Black crystal material — adds a premium look to any award display
- Soft beveled contour — enhances the overall shape with subtle detail
- Multiple size options — fits various award toppers and plaques
- Material — Black Crystal
- Dimensions — Multiple sizes available (see product options)
Description
This black glass base is crafted from black crystal, offering a sleek and sophisticated foundation for recognition awards. The soft beveled contour adds visual interest and a refined touch to the overall shape.
Your custom artwork is applied using Heat Transfer — Illumachrome, which prints a full-color image directly into the crystal for photographic depth and clarity. The base is available in multiple sizes to accommodate various award toppers and plaques.
Decoration & Imprint
1 method
Your custom artwork is applied to the front face of the base using Heat Transfer — Illumachrome, a full-color image printed directly into the crystal for photographic depth and clarity.
Heat Transfer — IllumachromeFull-color imprint · 1 location included · no setup charge
Illumachrome prints a full-color image directly into the crystal, fusing artwork to the surface so it becomes part of the piece rather than a coating on top. The result reads with photographic depth: fine detail, smooth gradients, and continuous tonal shading show through the clear material with no raised edge or texture to the touch. Photos, complex illustrations, and shaded logos reproduce faithfully, with brand colors simulated close to true rather than matched exactly.
Production & Delivery
approx. 5 business days production
- Free digital proof — within 24 hours. After we receive your artwork, we will e-mail you the proof. Production time begins after your approval. We allow up to two proof edits at no additional charge.
- Production: approximately 5 business days after proof approval. Production time is for the default full-color imprint in one location. It may increase for multiple imprint locations and large product quantities. Add 24 hours for your free digital proof.
- FedEx Shipping: Transit time depends on the shipping option and destination. Enter your ZIP code below for estimated arrival dates and shipping prices.
Arrival dates are shown at checkout.
Questions & Answers
Ask about sizing, imprinting or turnaround
- What is the minimum order quantity?
- The minimum order is 1 piece with Heat Transfer — Illumachrome.
- Is there a setup charge?
- No setup charge.
- How long does production take?
- Production typically takes approximately 5 business days after proof approval; a free digital proof is e-mailed within 24 hours of receiving artwork.
- How is it decorated?
- Heat Transfer — Illumachrome (Full-color imprint · 1 location included · no setup charge).
From our decoration and product guides
- What is a heat transfer imprint?
- Heat transfer prints the design in premixed spot inks onto a film, then bonds that film to the surface under heat and pressure. Each color goes down as its own solid ink, so edges stay crisp and color stays even across the mark. The result is a smooth, thin bonded layer that flexes with the material rather than ink soaked into the cloth. More about Transfer →
- Can heat transfer print photographs or gradients?
- Standard heat transfer prints spot colors as flat solids, so photographic art, gradients and tonal blends are not a fit; those need a process-color transfer, which many products list as a four-color or full-color transfer option. Very small text and hairline elements may also soften slightly at the bonded edge, while crisp lines and fine solid detail hold well. More about Transfer →
- Where are your products made?
- The Origin row in each product's Specifications states where the item is manufactured: it reads Made in a named country for US, Canadian, UK, Swiss and European origins, and Imported, decorated in USA when the blank comes from elsewhere and is decorated domestically. Products manufactured in the United States are also collected in the USA Made category. More about USA-made products →
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SKU: CYD0000472IN STOCK
SKU: CYD0000472
Black Glass Base
Starting At$16.50each, imprint included
Ideal for employee recognition, service milestones, and retirement awards.
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