Introduction to Cut and Engraved Glass
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Rich-Cut Glass and a Suggested Chronology of Cut- and Engraved-Glass Periods
- The Four Stages in the Production of a Cut-Glass Article
- At the Cutter's Wheel - The Cutting Frame, Overhand and Underhand Cutting
- The Polishing of Cut Glass - Traditional and Modern Methods, Patents
- Excerpt from Lardner's CABINET CYCLOPAEDIA (1832)
"A Pleasant Road & Cheerful Welcome to every Tramp"
"Card of membership of the Cork [Ireland] glass-cutters' union" (Plate I in Stannus 1921). Note the nosegay with a rose (England) in its center flanked by shamrocks (Ireland) and a thistle (Scotland), the flowers representing the countries visited by itinerant glass cutters (the "tramps"). The claret decanter has a display of pillar cutting. The glass on the left is flute-cut, while the glass on the right is diamond-cut. Note the centrally-placed knop on the latter. The shapes and motifs/patterns suggest the period c1825-c1845.
Updated 15 Jul 2007