The Sipping Glass a GUIDE to LEAD CRYSTAL and CRYSTAL GLASSWARE
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QUINTESSENTIAL AMERICA BY GWENDOLYN WHISTON MCMURRAY • PHOTOGRAPHY BY JIM PRISCHING The Sipping Glass A GUIDE TO LEAD CRYSTAL AND CRYSTAL GLASSWARE S TIMES CHANGE, so do the glassware preferences of society. Today’s most popular drinking glass is the sipping glass, frequently used for wine tasting, apertifs, and bour- Abons. Tall water glasses that have been used for wine over the past 20 years are now being used just for water. Some of today’s most popular sipping glasses are the sherry, port, and claret glasses and they have become a popular collector’s item as well. You can often identify a glass and its intended use by its size. A cordial glass is 1 ounce; sherry/port/claret glasses are 3-4 ounces; cocktail/martini/saucer Champagne glasses are 3-5 ounces; fluted Champagne glasses are 5-5.5 ounces; and six-ounce glasses are used for beer, ale, or water. As people learn more about the art of collecting glass and crys- tal, the more its intrinsic value is appreciated. Artisans dedicate their lives to perfecting the art of glass and crystal making—leaving treasures behind for us to enjoy now and into the future. Gwendolyn Whiston McMurray has helped liquidate estates for the Cordial Glass Crystal Apertif Crystal Apertif past 25 years. She researches antique and vintage items and displays Byzantine Pattern Lismore Pattern Trianon Pattern and sells them at Paris Market Antiques at the Ice House Mall at Tiffin Glass Co., USA Waterford Cordial, Ireland St. Louis Cordial, France 200 Applebee Street in downtown Barrington. She may be reached at 847-756-4174. Champagne Glass Cocktail/Champagne Glass Saucer Champagne Glass Crystal Rocks Glass Cocktail Glass, Mixed Drink Orchid Pattern Cocktails, No Ice Straight Alcohol on Ice Heisey Glass Co., USA Heisey Glass, USA Czech Modern Style Alana Pattern Waterford, Ireland 48 • Quintessential Barrington | QBarrington.com Crystal Fluted Champagne Red or White Wine Glass Champagne or Rosé Glass Champagne, Wine Elizabeth Pattern Fluted Elizabeth Pattern Ashton Castle Collection Castle Arches Orrefors, Sweden Orrefors, Sweden Galway Crystal Co., Ireland Dessert or Sweet Dessert Wine Glass Sherry/Port/Claret Glass Crystal Sherry/Port Rosepoint Pattern Adoration Pattern Bryce Bros., USA Cambridge Glass Company, USA Duncan Miller, USA Sherry/Port Glass Crystal Sherry/Port Crystal Sherry/Port Indian Tree Pattern Zermatt Pattern Unknown Pattern Stevens and Williams, England Val St. Lambert, Belgium Val St. Lambert, Belgium Crystal Brandy Snifter or Ale Crystal Sherry/Port Claret Glass Val St. Lambert, Belgium Hawkes Cutting Pattern Rosepoint Pattern Steuben Glass Co., USA Cambridge Glass Co., USA Cocktail or Champagne Glass Champagne Glass Crystal Fluted Champagne or Wine Two-tone Vaseline with Amber Foot Mosher Two-tone Fluted Red Glass Cut to Clear Utility/Tiffin Glass Co., USA Czechoslovakia Bohemian or Bavarian Style Crystal Wine Hock Water or Wine Glass Water or Wine Glass Bavarian Cut Glass Vaseline Green Glass with Gold Band Watermelon Colors Bohemian Blue Glass Cut to Clear Cambridge Glass Co., USA Tiffin Glass Co., USA.