Old Irish Glass

All old glass is interesting, but old Irish glass possesses certain unique qualities which make its collection peculiarly fascinating. In it we find an unsurpassed beauty and depth of colour — a poetry of design and a velvet softness of touch which are a pure joy to the connoisseur. Before describing Irish glass, however, let me first give some idea as to where and when it was produced. Glass appears to have been made in Ireland to a very small extent during the Middle Ages, and it would seem from the evidence of contemporary records that as early as 1332 the coloured windows of Dublin Castle were made by local workers in Dublin. Some authorities, however, hold that these records refer not to glass-makers, but merely to glaziers, who used foreign glass for their work.

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OLD IRISH GLASS

THE FASCINATION OF IRISH GLASS

GLASS FACTORIES IN IRELAND

THE CHARACTERISTICS OF IRISH GLASS

FAKES

THE INCREASING POPULARITY OF IRISH GLASS

ILLUSTRATIONS

BOWLS, DISHES, PLATES AND TAZZE

CANDELABRA, CANDLESTICKS AND CHANDELIERS

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