American Cut Glass Association (ACGA) - Jim Havens' "Guide to American Brilliant Cut Glass"
Introduction to Cut and Engraved Glass
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Introduction 5 - Rich-Cut Glass and a Suggested Chronology of Cut- and Engraved-Glass Periods
- Introduction 1 - The Four Stages in the Production of a Cut-Glass Article
- Introduction 2 - At the Cutter's Wheel - The Cutting Frame, Overhand and Underhand Cutting
- Introduction 3 - The Polishing of Cut Glass - Traditional and Modern Methods, Patents
- Introduction 4 - 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