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... Stourbridge firm showed , on one page alone , fifty - six different styles of decanter- and offered 606 altogether . The revival of earlier styles , such as Gothic and Renaissance , and the adaptation of " foreign " fashions , such as ...
... Stourbridge firm showed , on one page alone , fifty - six different styles of decanter- and offered 606 altogether . The revival of earlier styles , such as Gothic and Renaissance , and the adaptation of " foreign " fashions , such as ...
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... Stourbridge , England , ca. 1890 . 76. Salamander paper- weight . The salaman- der's body is of cased glass cut on the wheel to simulate scales . The legs and other details were added . Salaman- ders were long revered by glassmakers for ...
... Stourbridge , England , ca. 1890 . 76. Salamander paper- weight . The salaman- der's body is of cased glass cut on the wheel to simulate scales . The legs and other details were added . Salaman- ders were long revered by glassmakers for ...
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... Stourbridge , England , at the invitation of T. G. Hawkes & Company , an American firm noted for cut and engraved glass . Though Hawkes intended Carder to produce blanks for cutting and engraving , Carder immediately began to make a ...
... Stourbridge , England , at the invitation of T. G. Hawkes & Company , an American firm noted for cut and engraved glass . Though Hawkes intended Carder to produce blanks for cutting and engraving , Carder immediately began to make a ...
Contents
Foreword | 7 |
Glass of the Roman Empire | 21 |
Glass in the Far East | 35 |
Copyright | |
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