J. H. YOXALL
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | OLD ENGLISH GLASSWARE | [1] |
| II. | SEVEN GENERAL GUIDES AND TESTS | [14] |
| III. | BLOWN WARE | [26] |
| IV. | CUT, MOULDED, AND ENGRAVED WARE | [29] |
| V. | OLD COLOURED GLASS | [35] |
| VI. | OLD DRINKING GLASSES | [40] |
| VII. | THE VARIOUS TYPES OF STEM | [46] |
| VIII. | THE VARIOUS SHAPES OF BOWL | [56] |
| IX. | OTHER STEMMED DRINKING GLASSES | [60] |
| X. | JACOBITE, WILLIAMITE, AND HANOVERIAN GLASSES | [66] |
| XI. | TUMBLERS, TANKARDS, “JOEYS,” AND “BOOT” GLASSES | [73] |
| XII. | BOTTLES, DECANTERS, AND JUGS | [76] |
| XIII. | BOWLS, LIFTERS, SUGAR-CRUSHERS, SPOONS, ETC. | [79] |
| XIV. | CANDLESTICKS, LUSTRES, AND LAMPS | [81] |
| XV. | COMPORTS, SWEETMEAT, JELLY AND CUSTARD GLASSES | [84] |
| XVI. | SALT CELLARS, PEPPER BOXES, SUGAR BASINS, ETC. | [88] |
| XVII. | MIRRORS, GLASS PICTURES, GLASS KNOBS | [90] |
| XVIII. | OLD PASTE, GLASS BEADS, AND TAWS | [92] |
| XIX. | GENERAL HINTS AND WARNINGS | [95] |
| INDEX | [107] |
I. OLD ENGLISH GLASSWARE
The glassware made in England and Ireland during the eighteenth and part of the nineteenth century was the best of the kind ever made. In quality, tint, feel, and ring the plain blown glass was a beautiful product, and when it was cut or engraved the decoration was done by fine craftsmen and often with excellent taste. Old glass has its own peculiar charm; the dark beauty of the crystal metal, the variety of form, the bell-like ring when flipped, the satiny feeling of the surface, the sparkle of the cut facets, and the combination of gracefulness and usefulness attract a collector: in cabinets it shines, gleams, glows, and sparkles in a reticent, well-bred way.