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English Drinking Glasses 1675-1825 (Shire Library)
L. M. Bickerton
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Description for English Drinking Glasses 1675-1825 (Shire Library)
Paperback. In 1675, George Ravenscroft invented the lead glass formula which was to transform glass selling in England. This book explores the variety of drinking glasses, from the heavy balusters pre-dating 1700 to the faceted stems of around 1800, which are sought after by collectors. It features illustrations of the range of glass designs. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 32 pages, 125ill. BIC Classification: WCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 148 x 3. Weight in Grams: 96.
In 1675, George Ravenscroft invented the lead glass formula which was to transform glass selling in England. Previously table glass was imported from the continent, mostly from Venice, but now an indigenous industry developed rapidly, producing drinking glasses of such quality and fascinating design as to capture the entire home market. This book explores the variety of drinking glasses, from the heavy balusters pre-dating 1700 to the faceted stems of around 1800, which are so sought after by collectors. Superb craftsmanship and ingenuity, typical of all art forms in the eighteenth century, are beautifully encapsulated in the drinking glass, and ... Read more
In 1675, George Ravenscroft invented the lead glass formula which was to transform glass selling in England. Previously table glass was imported from the continent, mostly from Venice, but now an indigenous industry developed rapidly, producing drinking glasses of such quality and fascinating design as to capture the entire home market. This book explores the variety of drinking glasses, from the heavy balusters pre-dating 1700 to the faceted stems of around 1800, which are so sought after by collectors. Superb craftsmanship and ingenuity, typical of all art forms in the eighteenth century, are beautifully encapsulated in the drinking glass, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Shire Publications
Number of pages
32
Condition
New
Series
Shire Library
Number of Pages
32
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780852636619
SKU
V9780852636619
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About L. M. Bickerton
Leonard Bickerton’s interest in drinking glasses was first aroused when, as Curator of the Museum and Art Gallery at Worthing, he mounted an exhibition of more than five hundred drinking glasses based on the Hartshorne collection, supplemented by fine specimens from private owners in the south-east of England. He wrote articles on the subject and in 1971 his book Eighteenth ... Read more
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