T. G. Hawkes & Company

Check List of Geometric Patterns Cut by T. G. Hawkes & Company

A complete listing of all of the many patterns cut by T. G. Hawkes & Company has yet to be compiled. The following list is preliminary and includes only "geometric", and not "realistic", patterns. Selected patterns are illustrated.

This check list is based on one provided by Bettye Waher in her privately printed book THE HAWKES HUNTER. However, many additions -- not known to Mrs. Waher at the time her book was written -- have been made to her list. Because the present list is only concerned with geometric patterns, all engraved patterns, including those in the rock crystal, Gravic, and satin-engraved styles, have been excluded. Also excluded is the series of "Waterford" patterns used by Hawkes primarily for stemware. These categories were of special interest to Mrs. Waher, however, and her original list includes many of them, illuatrated. For a more comprehensive list of Waterford patterns by Hawkes use this link to Replacements, Ltd. Items from the Signet Glass Comapany, "a cheaper Hawkes line" (Spillman 1996, p. 214), also are not included.

All patterns that have assigned, or "coined", names have been excluded, even when a pattern is known to have been patented by Hawkes. Unfortunately, we do not as yet know the official, catalog names for two of these patented geometric patterns; they are given at the end of the present list.

The additions referred to above were obtained mainly from the Spillman (1996) and the Sinclaire and Spillman (1997) books, together with a Hawkes cut glass catalog published by the American Cut Glass Association. A few microfiche compilations were also examined.

The writer hopes that readers can submit pattern names that can be added to this list. Please note that each submission should include "authentication", that is, it should include a citation to a catalog, a photographic inventory, or an advertisement. He would also appreciate hearing of any pattern listed that is categorically primarily engraved. This sometimes requires a subjective judgment: some of the patterns listed here are half cut and half engraved.

Finally, the reader should be aware that some patterns were neither named nor numbered by T. G. Hawkes & Company. And a few names were used repeatedly, for more than one pattern. When this is the case there is a number in parentheses following the pattern name indicating the number of times that particular name was used.

----- A -----

Aberdeen, Ada, Adam #2 (2), Adonis, Alba, Albany, Albemarle, Alberta, Albion, Alden, Alexandria, Alice, Allegro, Alhambra, Alpine (2), Alpha, Anson, Arabic, Aragon, Arcadia, Arden, Argo, Armanda, Atlantic, Avalon, Avon, Aztec, Aztee

----- B -----

B, Baltic, Baron, Beddell, Bedford, Bellemeade, Belmont, Bengal, Berlin, Berkshire, Bismark, Blanche, Block, Bolton, Bordon, Borneo, Brandon, Brazilian, Brazilian & Lapidary, Brighton, Brilliant, Bristol, Brunswick, Brussels

----- C -----

C, Cairo, Cambridge, Canton, Carmen, Carnot, Caroline, Cecil, Celeste, Ceylon, Checker & Square, Chelsea, Chester, Chinese, Chippendale, Chrysanthemum, Clarendon, Classic, Clement, Clyde, Coberg, Cobweb, Colonial, Comet, Concave, Concord, Conquest, Constance, Constellation, Cordova, Corinthian, Cornell, Coronation, Coronet, Crescent, Crete, Cromwell, Crown, Cuba, Cut & Engraved, Cut & Niss Rose, Cut & Water Cress, Cyprus

Octagonal Bowl Cut in the Cobweb Pattern by T. G. Hawkes & Company

The Cobweb pattern was probably introduced by Hawkes about 1887 and was included with those patterns sent to the Paris exposition in 1889. Contrary to Spillman 1996, p. 92, it was never patented. This pattern also appears in a c1888 C. Dorflinger & Sons catalog where it is given the pattern number 643. At this time the Dorflinger catalog (reprinted by the ACGA) lists several Hawkes patterns that were sold by Dorflinger on consignment. While the cutters at C. Dorflinger & Sons could have replicated the Hawkes patterns, it is more likely that they were cut in Corning and shipped to White Mills, PA and Murray St., NYC "on consignment" for sale by Dorflinger. Whether such items were actually sold as "Dorflinger glass" or "Hawkes glass" is an open question, although the former seems more likely, especially if Dorflinger's trademark paper label were attached. A bit of harmless deception, perhaps? In any case Dorflinger provided the blank: no. 250 in its catalog, or no. 709 in the Hawkes "Number Book" of blanks (Spillman 1996, pp. 91-93, 108) (Images: Internet). Concerning Hawkes patterns that are also found in Dorflinger catalogs: most collectors check the item's rim and if U-notches are present (as in this case), Hawkes is assumed to be the manufacturer. D = 9" (22.9 cm), H = 4" (10.2 cm), wt = 5 lb (2.3 kg). Damage: "This bowl has two missing teeth and a few fleabite nicks along the teeth." Sold for $300 at an eBay auction in 2003.

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----- D -----

D, Dallas, Dartmouth, Dayton, Daytona, Deauville, Deep Hobnail, Delaware, Delhi, Delft Diamond, Devon, Devonshire, Diana, Dolphin, Domestic, Dorcase, Doris, Dorothea, Dorothy, Double 6424 & Prisms, Dover, Dresden, Dundee

Rectangular Tray Cut in the Devonshire Pattern by T. G. Hawkes & Company

In some respects the Devonshire pattern can be thought of as a simplification of the Cobweb pattern (illustrated above). It was introduced by 1900 and is a "border" design, where the border is independent of the pattern's basal hobstar, a Hawkes characteristic that can be traced back to at least the company's Brazilian pattern of 1889. From 1950 to 1994 the Devonshire name was erroneously applied to the patented pattern now recognized as Princess (I) (pat. no. 18,301). A further confusion occurred when Pearson (1965,p. 48) illustrated two patterns as "Devonshire" by Hawkes, mistakenly believing them to be variations of pat. no. 18,301, which they are not. On the tray illustrated here note the finely cut, multi-pointed Brunswick star on the hobstar's hobnail, another Hawkes characteristic of this period. In common with many examples of the Devonshire pattern, the tray is not signed; only those examples that were produced after c1902 are found with the acid-etched Hawkes trademark. L = 11.5" (29.2 cm), W = 7.5" (19.0 cm), H = 2" (5.1 cm), wt = 4.25 lb (1.9 kg). Failed to sell at an eBay auction in 2001 where the seller's reserve was greater than $177.50 (Image: Internet).

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----- E -----

Eclipse, Edwin, Elba, Electric, Elite, Ella, Emperor, Empire, Empress, Essex, Estelle, Ethel, Eunice, Eureka

----- F -----

Fancy Prisms, Fancy Star, Favorite, Feathers & Diamonds, Delton, Festoon, Flandres, Flint, Flora, Florence, Florida, Flutes, Flutes & Greek Border, Flutes & Prisms, Flutes & Splits, Frances, Francis I, Franklin, Fulton

----- G -----

Garland, Garnet, George III, Georgian Flutes, Geneva, Gibson, Gladys, Glasgow, Glencoe, Glenwood, Gothic, Gothic & Double Strawberry Diamond, Gothic & Silver Diamonds, Gracia, Grant, Grecian, Grecian & Hobnail, Grenada

----- H -----

Hajaby, Hampton, Hanover, Harold, Harmony, Harvard, Havana, Hebe, Helene, Herald, Hero, Hilda, Hobart, Hobnail, Holborn, Holland, Hollow Diamond, Hollow Diamond & Lapidary Ends, Hollow Flutes & Splits, Hollows, Homer, Hudson, Huron

----- I and J -----

Iceland, Imperial (2), Irene, Isabelle, Isis, Japan, Japanese, Jersey, Josephine, Juliet, Jubilee, Juno, Jupiter

----- K -----

Kaiser, Katherine, Kensington, Kent, Keuka, Killarney, King Edward, Kings, Kimberly, Kismet, Klondyke, Kohinoor, Kohinoor & Panel, Kohinoor & St. Louis [Diamond]

Bowl Cut in the Kensington Pattern

Hawkes introduced the Kensington pattern about 1900; it is shown here on blank no. 700. D = 9" (22.9 cm), H = 3.5" (8.9 cm). The bowl failed to sell at $1,075 at an Ebay auction in 2002 (Images: Internet). A pair of finger bowls in this pattern sold for $140 in 1984. They were very slightly crizzled, a defect that, in this case, was difficult to see.

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Compote Cut in the Kings Pattern by T. G. Hawkes & Company

Part of the "royal household" but not as well-known as the Queens pattern, Kings is here cut on shape no. 1077. D = 9" (22.9 cm), H = 6" (15.2 cm). Sold for $2,030 at an eBay auction in 2002.

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----- L -----

Lace Hobnail, Lace Hobnail & Flutes, Lady Alice, Lamont, Lapidary, Large Deep Hobnail, Large Hobnail, Large Russian, Large Strawberry Diamond, Laurier, Lawrence, Lehigh, LaModerne, Lexington, Light Hobnail, Lillian, Lincoln, Lombard, London, Lorraine, Louis XIV, Louis XIV (w/medallion), Lucca, Lucerne, Lucy, Luminous, Lustre

----- M -----

Madeline, Majestic, Majo, Malta, Manhattan, Manlius, Marion, Marquis, Mars, Martha, Maxim, Melba, Melrose, Mignon, Mildred, Millicent, Milo, Milton, Minerva, Minton, Mirage, Mirror, Mirror Block, Mission, Mitre & Fans, Mocha, Model, Modern Border, Mohawk, Mona, Monroe, Montrose, Moscow, Moselle

----- N -----

Naomi, Napier, Naples, Napoleon, Napoleon I, Nautilus, Navarre, Nelson (2), Neptune, Nevada, Newport, New Princess, New St. Cloud, New York, Nordica, Norman, Normandy, North Star, Norwood

Plate Cut in the Nautilus Pattern by T. G. Hawkes & Company

Restored: "Some surface scratches were removed professionally and are no longer detectable". D = 10.25" (26.0 cm), H = 1.25" (3.2 cm), wt = 3.5 lb (1.6 kg). Sold for $6,900 at an eBay auction in 2003 (Image: Internet).

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----- O -----

Oakland, Oceanic, Odd (several), Old Colony, Old English (several), Old English Flutes, Old Waterford (several), Old Pattern, Olive, Olympic, Omega, Oregon, Oriental, Ormond, Othello, Oxford

----- P -----

Pacific, Palermo, Palmyra, Panama, Panel (2), Passion Star, Patricia, Paul Revere, Pekin, Pembroke, Penrose (2), Persian (2), Persian & Pillars, Perth, Phoenix, Pilgrim (2), Pillars, Pillars & Diamonds, Pillars & Fleur de Lys, Pillars & Lace Hobnail, Pillars & Large Hobnail, Pillars & Plain Star, Pillars & Rich Star, Pillars & Silver Diamond Band, Pillars & Star, Plaid, Plain, Plymouth, Portland, Prairie, Premier (2), Priscilla, Princess (2), Princess & Hollows, Princess & Prisms, Prudence, Pueblo, Puritan

----- Q and R -----

Quarter Diamond, Queen Anne, Queen Louise, Queens, Radiant, Raleigh, Regina, Rathbone, Reese, Regent, Renfrew, Revere, Richfield, Richmond, Rings & Notches, Rio, Roman, Rolled Pillars, Roman, Rosalie, Rouen, Ruskin, Russian, Russian & Hobnail, Russian & Pillars, Russian & Prisms, Russian & Stars, Russian & Swirl, Russian & Twisted Pillars

----- S -----

S & HU, St. Cloud, St. James, St. Regis, Saturn, Savoy, Selkirk, Selma, Serpentine & Russian, Serpentine & Strawberry Daimonds, Servia, Sharp Diamond, Sheba, Sheraton, Sherman, Silver Diamond, Silver Diamond Band, Silver Diamond Band & Large Hobnail, Silver Diamond Star, Silvia, Sonora, Sorento, Stafford, Star, Star & Hobnail, Starlight, Stars, Stars & Prisms, Stepped, Straight Pillars & Hobnails, Strawberry Diamond, Strawberry Diamond & Fan, Strawberry Diamond & Hobnail, Suffolk, Sultana, Sultana Border

----- T -----

Table Diamond, Tartan, Teutonic, Thais, Thelma, Thistle, Thousand Eyes, Tokio, Toltec, Trellis, Trilby, Triumph, Tudor, Tunis, Twisted Flutes, Twisted Pillars, Twisted Pillars & ?, Tyrone

----- U and V -----

Union, Utopia, Valencia, Valencian, Vassar, Veddo, Venetian (3), Venetian & Lapidary, Venus, Vermont, Vernay, Versailles, Victor, Victoria, Viking, Vilas, Viola, Violet, Virginia, Vivian

----- W, X, and Y -----

Washington, Waterford (several), Warsaw, Westfield, Weston, Whirlwind, Wilbert, Willow, Winchester, Windsor, Winifred, X, Y, Yale, Yeddo, York, Yukon

----- Numbered Patterns -----

(several of the numbers less than the number ten were probably used more than once)

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 60, 283, 283 1/2, 322, 462, 636, 641, 643, 756 1/2, 800, 999, 1189, 1190, 1283, 1284, 1286, 1287, 1302, 1401, 1407, 1417, 1582, 3708


The two geometric patterns patented by T. G. Hawkes & Company, for which catalog names have yet to be discovered, are as follows. In each case an assigned, unofficial name, by which the pattern is generally known, is given, together with its source:

Two Cut-Glass Vases from T. G. Hawkes & Company

Both of these patterns probably date from about 1905. All examples seen thus far by the writer have been signed. LEFT: The Kent pattern on blank no. 1202 which is at least one-half inch thick. H = 14.25" (36.2 cm), max D = 6.5" (16.5 cm), wt = 7.75 lb (3.5 kg). Sold for $900 in 1991. RIGHT: The Navarre pattern, which is similar to the Queens pattern and only slightly less popular today. Both patterns are often found on this heavy blank, no. 1106, with its solid, faceted knob. 24-pt hobstar foot. H = 15.75" (40 cm), rim D = 6.4" (16.2 cm), wt = 7 lb (3.2 kg). Sold for $500 in 1989.

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Updated 7 Jan 2007