Old Irish Glass

The glass industry died out about 1896, Pugh, of Dublin, being the last maker of flint glass in Ireland. He is often credited with being the first to introduce "lustre" cutting,...

THE CHARACTERISTICS OF IRISH GLASS 10 Weight 10 Colour 10 Resilience 11 The Feel of Irish Glass 12 The Ring of Irish Glass 12 Difference in the Ring of other Glass 12

So many specimens were made to order, and were therefore of special shape and cutting, that it is very difficult for the uninitiated to recognise a piece as being of any certain...