THE CONNOISSEUR SERIES OF BOOKS FOR COLLECTORS OLD IRISH GLASS PLATE I. [Illustration: CARD OF MEMBERSHIP OF THE CORK GLASS-CUTTERS' UNION. _In the possession of the Author._] THE CONNOISSEUR SERIES OF BOOKS FOR COLLECTORS EDITED BY C. REGINALD GRUNDY OLD IRISH GLASS BY Mrs. GRAYDON STANNUS _New Edition :: Revised and Enlarged_ [Illustration] PUBLISHED BY THE CONNOISSEUR, 1, DUKE STREET, ST. JAMES'S, LONDON, S.W.1 MCMXXI [Illustration: Publisher's Logo] [Illustration: GLASS] CONTENTS PAGE THE FASCINATION OF IRISH GLASS 1 GLASS FACTORIES IN IRELAND 3 Irish Gilding 4 The Last Maker 4 Glass-makers' Wages 4 Glass Cutters 5 WALL AND TABLE LIGHTS 7 CHANDELIER DROPS, PENDANTS, AND ORNAMENTS 7 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 FAKES 12 Difference of Colour 13 THE INCREASING POPULARITY OF IRISH GLASS 13 EXPERIENCE ESSENTIAL 14 IRISH GLASS SOLD ABROAD 14 UNCUT PIECES 14 THE ILLUSTRATIONS 14 LIST OF PLATES PLATE