Old Glass - European And American (Paperback)

OLD GLASS EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN BY N. HUDSON MOORE AUTHOR OF THB OLD CLOCK BOOK, THE OLD CHINA BOOK, THE OLD FURNITURE BOOK, OLD PEWTER, BRASS, COPPER AND SHEFFIELD PLATE, THE OLD LACE BOOK, ETC. WITH TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FIFE ILLUSTRATIONS TUDOR PUBLISHING CO. NEW YORK Frontispiece STIEGEL Cl I Bt . sVVKU, 4 1-1 J. tl ION 4, by FMDIRICK A, All rights Publish, Nmrmhrr t, Swwtl Print itig, N l i Thirtl Priming, i i rnilfr J Fourth Pfiiititi. J nwr, y J Fifth Frifilttiic, N vi ftil rf i New Printed in thf tlfittril Sf4fr s i of Aitif ft 4 R178E9 CONTENTS 27 PART I PACK THE ART OF GLASS-MAKING ........ . 3 VENETIAN GLASS ........ .... 28 BOHEMIAN GLASS ........ . . ., 51 DUTCH AND FLEMISH GLASS ......... 62 GERMAN GLASS ............ 78 SPANISH GLASS ......... ., . . 85 FRENCH GLASS ......., , ... 99 ENGLISH GLASS ............. o8 BRISTOL GLASS ............. 52 NAILSEA GLASS ., ...-., ...... 169 IRISH GLASS . . ............ 74 WATKRFORD GLASS ....... ..... 178 DUBLIN AND CORK GLASS .......... 95 PART II AMERICAN GLASS .......... 2O WlTARBKR 3 GtASS . . .......... 2I 3 OTHF. R EARLY CLASH .., .... . S SARATOC A GLASS . .......... .280 ROTTLKS AND FLASKS . ...... ., . Sj MOULD GLASS . ..... - - 305 CONTENTS STODDARD GLASS 308 KEENE GLASS - 312 PITKIN GLASS 3 5 HISTORIC CUP PLATES 318 SANDWICH GLASS ......, .. 338 MEXICAN GLASS .... 351 AMERICAN GLASS FACTORIES ........ 369 INDEX ... 383 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS STIEGEL CUP, BUSWELL COLLECTION ..... Frontispitc FIGURE PAGE L GREEK BOTTLE .............. 15 5th Century B. C. 2, GREEK BOTTLE .............. 15 3, SARACENIC VASE .............. 16 4, PERSIAN GLASS ............., 17 18th Century, . CHINESE VASE ............... jg 6, CHINESE VASE............... 1 1. VENETIAN COVERED CUP ........... 19, GOBLET WITH WINGED STEM ...... . 20 From an Original of the ISth Century In Junstxgewerbe Berlin. Venecia Murano Company, Venice, VENETIAN TAZZA ..... . ....... 20 Prom ISth Century Original in the Morosini Gallery, Venice. 10. GOBLET WITH WINGED STEM ........ 21 From an Original of the 15th Century in the British Muaeum 11. VITRO DI TRINA WINE GLASS ...... . 21 Vitro di Trina Glati from Original of the ISth Century in the Murano Muneum, 12 BASIN AND EWER, ., .... 22 Iet 5ifi t 16th Century, 13 DRINKING VESSELS AND EWER ., ., .. 39 14. VENETIAN VASE ...... ........ 40 Venice tQth Century. 15. BOHEMIAN GLASS, DIAMOND ENGRAVED . . . . . 39 16. BOHEMIAN GLASS, PAINTED .......... 40 Clear Glati Cylindricil, Painted with Two Coat of H Inscription in Gilt and the O te 1 8 08, ILLUSTRATIONS FIGURE PAGE 17. COVERED GOBLET 41 Goblet with Cover, Green Glass, Engraved, and with an Inscription. A Silver-gilt Openwork Foot, and on the Cover Silver-gilt Figure of a Dog Standing, with the Initials I. A. V. and the Date 1656. 18. DEEP-CUT TUMBLER 42 19. KALLIGRAPHEN ORNAMENTE 42 20. DOPPELWANDGLAS 43 21. MILCH GLASS, PAINTED 43 22. COVERED CUPS 44 Bohemian Glass Covered Cups. Metropolitan Museum of Art. 23. BOHEMIAN DECANTERS 43 24. BEHERSCREW, SILVER-GILT 45 Dutch Beherscrew, Silver-gilt. 17th Century. Property of the City of Amsterdam. 25. DUTCH WINDMILL GLASS 45 Dutch Mill Beher. Latticinio and Silver. 17th Century. 26. DUTCH GLASS, VENETIAN STYLE .., ..., . 46 Wit Diamond Engraving, 17th Century. 27. DIAMOND-ENGRAVED GLASS . . . 46 Green Glass, Dutch Diamond Engraving, 1646, 28. DUTCH GLASS, GOLD DECORATION, . 63 Dutch Green Glass Decoratedwith Gold, 1606. Emblem of Prince Maurice of Orange. 29. ROEMERS 63 Dutch Green Glass. Left and Centre 16th Century, Right 17th Century. 30. DIAMOND-ENGRAVED ROEMER, 64 Green Glass, Dutch Diamond Engraving, 17th Century. 31. ENGRAVED BOTTLE 64 Green Dutch Bottle. Diamond Engraving, I6S4. 32. TALL DRINKING GLASS, ., 65 Dutch Glass, Facon de Vemse, with Portrait of Priacc viii ILLUSTRATIONS TODBB Frederick Hendrik of Orange 1625-47. Diamond En graving. 33. DRINKING GLASS .............. 65 Dutch Glass with Diamond Engraving. Second Half of 17th Century. 34-A...