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The Sandwich pattern, Indiana Glass version, was made from the 1920s through the 1980s. (Anchor Hocking also had a Sandwich pattern.) For certain colors, the color of the glass for this pattern can be used to approximate the decade the glass was made. [64] Tiara Exclusives was selling the Sandwich pattern in 1980. [65]
The Compagnie des Cristalleries de Saint Louis is a corporation, founded in 1586 in Münzthal (Saint-Louis-lès-Bitche in French) in Lorraine. It is the oldest glass manufacturer in France with roots dating back to 1586 and the first crystal glass manufacturer in continental Europe (1781).
In 1980, the Brainards sold the company to St. Louis, Missouri businessman David Grossman, who had no prior experience running a large glass-manufacturing company. The company went out of business in 1984 and was sold for $75,000 to George Snyder, who converted the property into a storage facility.
In the U.S., Tiffany Studios, founded in the U.S. by the son of the founder of Tiffany & Company, Louis Comfort Tiffany, produced a type of glass called Favrile glass, meaning handmade.
The Baroque glass pattern was made by Fostoria from 1937 to 1965, and used for stemware and many types of tableware. [74] The Chintz pattern was made from 1940 to 1973. This etching pattern is a drawing of branches leaves and flowers, and was usually on the Baroque glass pattern. [75] The Colony pattern discussed earlier was introduced around ...
18th century stemware from the museum at Frederiksborg Palace, Denmark. Stemware is drinkware where the bowl stands on a stem above a foot [1] (base that allows to put the vessel down onto a table). It is usually made from glass, but may be made from ceramics or metals. The stemware is intended for cool beverages, like water or wine. [1]