Types of Cutting
Miter Cutting
Miter cutting is, of course, the type of
cutting most often seen during the brilliant period of American
cut glass. But the V-shaped miter wheel, applied perpendicularly
to the glass blank, was already in use in England and Ireland before 1800. Motifs are many, including those developed
during the nineteenth century, and are not limited to the
following: straight and curved miter cuts ("splits"), strawberry
diamonds, relief diamonds, stars, hobnails, hobstars, and,
after 1899, pinwheels.
A cigar jar with a simple miter cutting that was cut by several companies with names such as Renaissance (Dorflinger), No. 33 (Pairpoint), and Cut 854 (Seneca). This example was probablyt made by C. Dorflinger & Sons. H = 7.75" (27.4 cm), D = 4.5" (15.9 cm), wt = 3 lb (1.8 kg). (Image: Internet)
Updated 15 Jul 2007