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J. H. Sir Yoxall. Collecting Old Glass, English and Irish
Collecting Old Glass, English and Irish
Table of Contents
PREFACE
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
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
III. BLOWN WARE
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
V. OLD COLOURED GLASS
“BRISTOL”
“BRISTOL” AND “NAILSEA”
“WROCKWARDINE”
“SUNDERLAND”
MISCELLANEA
GREEN, PURPLE, AND YELLOW WINE GLASSES
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
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
VIII. THE VARIOUS SHAPES OF BOWL
SMALL LUMP OR BEAD AT BOTTOM OF BOWL
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
X. JACOBITE, WILLIAMITE, AND HANOVERIAN GLASSES
THE ROSE GLASSES
THE “JACOBITE”
THE “WILLIAMITE”
THE “HANOVERIAN”
XI. TUMBLERS, TANKARDS, “JOEYS,” AND “BOOT” GLASSES
XII. BOTTLES, DECANTERS, AND JUGS
BOTTLES
DECANTERS
JUGS
XIII. BOWLS, LIFTERS, SUGAR-CRUSHERS, SPOONS, ETC
XIV. CANDLESTICKS, LUSTRES, AND LAMPS
1. CANDLESTICKS
2. LUSTRES
3. LAMPS
XV. COMPORTS, SWEETMEAT, JELLY AND CUSTARD GLASSES
COMPORTS
SWEETMEAT GLASSES
“CAPTAIN” OR “MASTER” GLASSES
JELLY GLASSES
CUSTARD GLASSES
XVI. SALT CELLARS, PEPPER BOXES, SUGAR BASINS, ETC
XVII. MIRRORS, GLASS PICTURES, GLASS KNOBS
XVIII. OLD PASTE, GLASS BEADS, AND TAWS
PASTE
GLASS BEADS AND TAWS
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”
INDEX
