English Table Glass

Percy Bate was born in Manchester in 1868.  In addition to English Table Glass, he authored several books on portraiture and other forms of art.  He was Secretary of the Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts and later Director of Aberdeen Municipal Art Gallery and Museum.  In English Table Glass, he uses photographs and descriptions to highlight many examples from spirit glasses to candlesticks.  Bate covers table glass from the 16^th through the 18^th century, but some of his advice—such as how to identify fakes—applies to researchers and collectors today. This volume can help curators identify, describe, and date objects within museum collections, and it provides a good overview of glassware styles for students of decorative arts.