The list of patented patterns in this file is largely based on the J. Stanley Brothers, Jr. volumes of patent material in the Rakow library of the Corning Museum of Glass as well as the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office's Web site. A composite catalog, assembled and reprinted in 1996 by the Toledo Museum of Art and the American Cut Glass Association, and the earlier work by Revi (1965, pp. 48-61) were also useful.
All patents were assigned by their patentees to the company, except those marked with an asterisk (*). These patents were retained by their patentees.
08,164 / "Tesset" / George W. Lowry / 21 Dec 1874 / 23 Feb 1875 (*)
08,165 / "Turret" / George W. Lowry / 21 Dec 1874 / 23 Feb 1875 (*)
08,286 / "Grooves" / George E. Hatch / 3 Mar 1875 / 27 Apr 1875 (*)
17,072 / Victoria / William C. Anderson / 26 Nov 1886 / 25 Jan 1887 (*) (note 1)
19,053 / Florence / William C. Anderson / 21 Jan 1889 / 23 Apr 1889
19,076 / "Rhomb" / William C. Anderson / 21 Jan 1889 / 7 May 1889
19,165 / "Richardson's Pitcher" / Solon O. Richardson, Jr. / 6 Apr 1889 / 18 Jun 1889
19,450 / Stratford / William C. Anderson / 3 Oct 1889 / 3 Dec 1889
20,921 / Wedgemere / William C. Anderson / 15 Jun 1891 / 7 Jul 1891 (*)
21,364 / Kimberly / William C. Anderson / 18 Dec 1891 / 8 Mar 1892
22,098 / Isabella / William C. Anderson / 19 Nov 1892 / 3 Jan 1893
22,213 / Columbia / William C. Anderson / 19 Nov 1892 / 14 Feb 1893
22,433 / Fleur de Lis / William C. Anderson / 13 Apr 1893 / 9 May 1893
24,239 / Marcella / William C. Anderson / 23 Mar 1893 / 23 Apr 1895
24,356 / Imperial / William C. Anderson / 26 Mar 1895 / 4 Jun 1895
24,874 / Princess / William C. Anderson / 21 Jul 1895 / 12 Nov 1895 (*)
24,875 / Gem (I) / Solon O. Richardson, Jr. / 21 Jul 1895 / 12 Nov 1895 (*) (note 2)
25,512 / Puritana / William C. Anderson / 19 Mar 1896 / 19 May 1896 (*)
25,570 / Corinthian / William C. Anderson / 19 Mar 1896 / 2 Jun 1896
27,116 / Toledo / William Marrett / 1 Apr 1897 / 25 May 1897
33,909 / "Silver Diamond" / William Marrett / 13 Mar 1899 / 15 Jan 1901
33,910 / Sultana / William Marrett / 13 Mar 1899 / 15 Jan 1901
35,830 / Neola / William C. Anderson / 10 Mar 1902 / 1 Apr 1902
36,275 / "Circles and Arcs" / William C. Anderson / 18 Feb 1903 / 7 Apr 1903
36,276 / "Ornamental Bars" / William Marrett / 10 Feb 1903 / 7 Apr 1903 (note 3)
36,277 / Morello / William Marrett / 10 Feb 1903 / 7 Apr 1903
36,278 / 1903 / William Marrett / 10 Feb 1903 / 7 Apr 1903
38,000 / Fern; Star and Feather / William C. Anderson / 26 Mar 1906 / 8 May 1906 (note 4)
38,001 / "Wicker" / Dennis F. Spillane / 26 Mar 1906 / 8 May 1906 (note 5)
38,002 / Corona / Dennis F. Spillane / 26 Mar 1906 / 8 May 1906
NOTES:
1. The Victoria pattern was known for many years by the name assigned to it by Dorothy Daniel in 1950, "Middlesex", the name of the Massachusetts county where the patentee lived. The following Victoria rose bowl was sold at an eBay auction for $464 in 2006. It was described as having "minor pattern flakes and very small chips". The bowl's rim is serrated (not clearly shown in the first image). D = 8" (20.3 cm), H = 6.5" (16.5 cm) (Images: Internet).
Close-up of the pattern's 8-pt hobstar which is still often referred to as a "Middlesex hobstar":
This view of the bowl's base shows a 7-pt hobstar that corresponds to the number of "repeats" around the rose bowl. Note the hobstar's "split" points, a decorative device:
2. The official name for patent no. 24,875 is Gem. The Roman numeral has been added here in order to distinguish this pattern from a later one also named Gem.
3. The drawing that was submitted with the patent application for no. 36,276 is shown below, left (from Revi 1965, p. 35). It seems unlikely, for aesthetic reasons, that the designer intended that all of the "ornamental bars" be used on a single piece of cut glass, and, in fact, no such item has come to light. The patent's specification is unclear on this point. It merely enumerates several different ornamental bars (five of which are illustrated here). The designer's intention probably was to suggest various motifs that could be used.
The "Ornamental Bars" pattern does not appear in any reprinted Libbey catalog. It shares this fate with a number of Libbey patterns. For example, patent nos. 36,277 and 36,278 -- the Morello and 1903 patterns respectively -- are included in this group. They were identified several years ago only after contemporary magazine advertisements, placed by the Libbey company, were discovered.
The vase on the right, shape no. 292, is assumed to be cut in the "Ornamental Bars" pattern. However, this pattern is shown on a tray in REFLECTIONS ON AMERICAN CUT GLASS by B. and L. Boggess as item no. 592, where it is said to be pattern No. 136. It has not been possible to confirm this identification. The vase is signed with the Libbey saber trademark. It is 8" (20.3 cm) tall, weighs 1.25 lb (0.6 kg), and has a 36-pt star on its foot. The vase sold for $100 in 1988.
4. Neither the Fern pattern (c1908) nor the slightly later Star and Feather pattern (c1910) exactly duplicates pattern no. 38,000. While it is possible that a third, as yet undiscovered, pattern will give an exact match, most writers refer to no. 38,000 as Star and Feather. This writer believes that the Fern pattern is a closer match, however. Drawings that accompany patent applications are sometimes not realized exactly (see "Wicker" below), adding to the problem of pattern identification.
5. The patent drawing for the "Wicker" pattern shows no cutting within a chain of quadrilaterals that surrounds a central (basal) "fern" star. In practice these areas were cut. B. and L. Boggess have published a signed, but unidentified, Libbey tray in IDENTIFYING AMERICAN BRILLIANT CUT GLASS (item no. 628, p. 174) that is identical to one that was, at one time, in the writer's inventory, where it was regarded as an example of the "Wicker" pattern. In these examples hobstars occupy the quadrilaterals. Unfortunately, the patent's specification does not provide clarification: The pattern is not described verbally; it is only illustrated -- without hobstars -- as "a perspective view of a cut-glass dish [that shows] my new design" (illustration reproduced in Revi 1965, p. 35).
Updated 19 Oct 2006