The House of Brilliant Glass

Table of Contents

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1. Introduction to cut and engraved glass
   1. The Four Stages in the Production of Cut Glass
   2. The polishing of cut glass
   3. “Sick” glass and its problems
2. Blanks for cutting
   1. Introduction
   2. “Figured” blanks
   3. The influence of the “figured” blank
   4. Pressed and pressed-patterned blanks
3. Types of cutting
   1. Introduction
   2. Flat cutting
   3. Hollow cutting
   4. Miter cutting
   5. Edge or slice cutting
   6. Pillar cutting
4. Cut Glass Motifs
   1. Introduction
   2. Check-list of motifs used in American cut glass
   3. Diamonds
   4. Hobnails, triangles and pyramidal triangles
   5. Hobstars and Brunswick stars
   6. The cane family
   7. Hexad and Kohinoor
   8. Pinwheels
   9. Stars
   10. Miters and prisms; blaze and silver threads
   11. Notching and beading
   12. Bullseyes
   13. Flutes and pillar flutes
   14. The Russian and Persian motif patterns
5. Rim Treatments
   1. Introduction
   2. Fan Scallop
   3. Hawkes and his U-notch
   4. Crenellated and castellated rims
   5. “Cornered Brim”
6. Types of Engraving
   1. Definitions and Some References (Articles)
   2. Diamond-Point Engraving
   3. Copper-Wheel Engraving
   4. The Rock-Crystal Sytle (including “The Fritsche/’Fritchie’ Riddle”)
   5. Stone-Wheel Engraving
   6. British Intaglio; French and American “Intaglio”
7. Pattern Names
   1. How to Identify a Pattern
   2. “Signed” Cut Glass
   3. Confusing Pattern Names
8. Fakes, Forgeries and Reproductions
   1. Introduction
   2. Fakes
   3. Forgeries
9. Cut Glass Repairs
   1. Introduction
   2. Jim Haven’s Personal Experience with Glassware in “As-Found Condition”
   3. “On Glass Repairs” — Survey Results of a Farrar Report
10. Colored Cut and Engraved Glass
    1. Introduction: The Composition of Colored Glass
    2. Rainbow Cut Glass Finger Bowls
    3. Techniques: Casings and Overlays
    4. Products: American and Foreign (Portfolio)