QUINTESSENTIAL AMERICA BY GWENDOLYN WHISTON MCMURRAY • PHOTOGRAPHY BY JIM PRISCHING

The Sipping 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 tasting, apertifs, and bour- Abons. Tall water 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 , 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 glasses are 3-5 ounces; fluted Champagne glasses are 5-5.5 ounces; and six-ounce glasses are used for , 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 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/ Saucer Champagne Glass Crystal Rocks Glass , Mixed 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 Glass Champagne or 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 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 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