Collecting Old Glass

About this eBook

Author

Yoxall, J. H. (James Henry), Sir, 1857-1925

Title

Collecting Old Glass, English and Irish

Credits

Produced by Chris Curnow, Chris Jordan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

NK: Fine Arts: Decorative and Applied Arts, Decoration and Ornament

Subject

Glassware -- Great Britain

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 54381

Release Date

March 18, 2017

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.COLLECTING OLD GLASS ENGLISH AND IRISH — PREFACE — CONTENTS
2. 2.I. OLD ENGLISH GLASSWARE — NEITHER TOO RARE NOR TOO PLENTIFUL — THE TIME TO COLLECT IS NOW — SUCH CONNOISSEURSHIP NOT DIFFICULT — ADVANTAGES ASSOCIATED WITH GLASS — COLLECTABLE GLASS ARTICLES — THE HUNT FOR IT — THE COLLECTOR’S RANGE
3. 3.II. SEVEN GENERAL GUIDES AND TESTS — 1. THE TINTS OF OLD GLASS — 2. THE SOUND OF OLD GLASS — 3. THE QUALITY OF OLD GLASS METAL — 4. THE WEIGHT OF OLD GLASS — 5. THE SIGNS OF USE AND WEAR — 6. THE PONTIL-MARK — 7. THE WORKMANSHIP
4. 4.III. BLOWN WARE
5. 5.IV. CUT, MOULDED, AND ENGRAVED WARE — THE ORIGIN OF CUT-GLASS — THE “WATERFORD” STYLE OF CUTTING — THE “STOURBRIDGE” CUTTING — THE “BRISTOL” CUTTING — “NEWCASTLE” CUTTING — THE STAR AT THE BASE — MOULDED GLASS — ENGRAVED GLASS
6. 6.V. OLD COLOURED GLASS — “BRISTOL” — “BRISTOL” AND “NAILSEA” — “WROCKWARDINE” — “SUNDERLAND” — MISCELLANEA — GREEN, PURPLE, AND YELLOW WINE GLASSES
7. 7.VI. OLD DRINKING GLASSES — THE LUMPY STEM — THE STOUT STEM — THE EXTENSIVE FOOT — THE RAISED FOOT — THE DOMED FOOT — THE HIGH INSTEP FOOT — THE HEMMED OR FOLDED FOOT — THE “NORWICH” FOOT — THE FIRING GLASS FOOT — GENERAL RULES — “THUMB” GLASSES — THE SQUARE FOOT — THE FEET OF TUMBLERS
8. 8.VII. THE VARIOUS TYPES OF STEM — 1. THE BALUSTER STEM — THE COLLAR IN THE BALUSTER STEM — THE OLDER BALUSTERS — COINS IN THE BALUSTER STEMS — “TEARS” IN THE STEM — 2. THE DRAWN-OUT OR PLAIN ROUND STEM — 3. THE CORRUGATED ROUND STEM — 4. THE AIR-SPIRAL STEM — 5. THE COTTON-WHITE SPIRAL STEM — 6. COLOURED SPIRAL STEMS — 7. CUT PLAIN-GLASS STEMS
9. 9.VIII. THE VARIOUS SHAPES OF BOWL — SMALL LUMP OR BEAD AT BOTTOM OF BOWL
10. 10.IX. OTHER STEMMED DRINKING GLASSES — 1. ALE AND BEER GLASSES — 2. CIDER GLASSES — 3. CHAMPAGNE OR MUM GLASSES — 4. RUMMERS AND MUGS — 5. SPIRIT GLASSES AND CORDIAL GLASSES — 6. COACHING GLASSES AND FUDDLING GLASSES — 7. TOASTMASTER GLASSES — 8. “HOGARTH” GLASSES — 9. TAVERN AND KITCHEN GLASSES — 10. YARD OF ALE GLASSES — 11. “THIMBLEFUL” GLASSES
11. 11.X. JACOBITE, WILLIAMITE, AND HANOVERIAN GLASSES — THE ROSE GLASSES — THE “JACOBITE” — THE “WILLIAMITE” — THE “HANOVERIAN”
12. 12.XI. TUMBLERS, TANKARDS, “JOEYS,” AND “BOOT” GLASSES
13. 13.XII. BOTTLES, DECANTERS, AND JUGS — BOTTLES — DECANTERS — JUGS
14. 14.XIII. BOWLS, LIFTERS, SUGAR-CRUSHERS, SPOONS, ETC.
15. 15.XIV. CANDLESTICKS, LUSTRES, AND LAMPS — 1. CANDLESTICKS — 2. LUSTRES — 3. LAMPS
16. 16.XV. COMPORTS, SWEETMEAT, JELLY AND CUSTARD GLASSES — COMPORTS — SWEETMEAT GLASSES — “CAPTAIN” OR “MASTER” GLASSES — JELLY GLASSES — CUSTARD GLASSES
17. 17.XVI. SALT CELLARS, PEPPER BOXES, SUGAR BASINS, ETC.
18. 18.XVII. MIRRORS, GLASS PICTURES, GLASS KNOBS
19. 19.XVIII. OLD PASTE, GLASS BEADS, AND TAWS — PASTE — GLASS BEADS AND TAWS
20. 20.XIX. GENERAL HINTS AND WARNINGS — INSCRIBED GLASSES — ROSES, OAK-LEAVES, BIRDS, AND BUTTERFLIES ON GLASS — OLD GLASSES “ENGRAVED UP” — THE COLLECTOR’S INSTINCT — LIKELIHOOD AND IMPROBABILITY — THE ABSOLUTE FRAUDS — THE “MODERN ANTIQUE” — OUT-OF-THE-WAY PIECES — FAKED JACOBITE GLASSES, ETC. — FAKED SPIRAL GLASSES — SHAM WINE COOLERS AND FINGER BOWLS — OLD DUTCH GLASS — CHIPPED OR BROKEN PIECES — “TOUT PASSE, TOUT CASSE, TOUT LASSE”
21. 21.INDEX
22. 22.Untitled

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