This pitcher was engraved by William Morse, an engraver for the Hawkes company from about 1903 until his death in 1921. Thomas Hawkes, the founder of the company, died in 1913 and this was probably commissioned as a memorial shortly after his death.


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This large beaker (H. 24.6 cm) was found near Volterra, Italy, in or before 1919. It was blown from two gathers of almost colorless glass. The ornament was facet-cut, polished, and engraved. The beaker is Roman and the style of the ornament indicates that it was made in the late second or third century A.D.

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Lighting, which includes lamps, chandeliers, and other forms of architectural lighting, is a diverse category of glassmaking that often combines utility with art. The Museum’s collection ranges from fragile ancient Roman oil-burning lamps to majestic 19th-century English chandeliers made for Indian palaces.

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This unusual vase was blown of opaque white glass and enameled in imitation of the Morgan Vase, a Chinese porcelain vase that made headlines in 1886 when it was sold by the estate of Mary Morgan for $18,000.


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This large vase is identified in Hoare's scrapbooks, now in the Rakow Research Library. At 20" tall, it was undoubtedly a special order and may be unique. A piece of this size was difficult to blow and even more difficult to cut as it was very awkward for the workman to support its weight while it was being cut by the wheel.

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This pattern was patented by Philip McDonald for T. G. Hawkes in 1882. It was the first pattern to be patented by the firm which had been founded in March, 1880. The pattern is not named in the patent, and it has only recently been identified.


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