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Ravenscroft|ˈreɪvənzkrɒft| [The name of George Ravenscroft (1618–81), English glass-maker.] An article made of the flint-glass or lead-glass devised by George Ravenscroft. Also attrib. or as adj.
1929W. A. Thorpe Hist. Eng. & Irish Glass I. iv. 128 Threads of trailed glass applied on the surface..are evident in several marked Ravenscroft glasses. 1948E. B. Haynes Glass through Ages i. ix. 127 This..piece must be a Ravenscroft glass, perhaps the first example to be found with the plain seal. 1961E. M. Elville Collector's Dict. Glass 87/1 (caption) Ravenscroft roemer bearing the seal of the raven's head..circa 1677. 1970G. Savage Dict. Antiques 348/1 (caption) A rare Ravenscroft showing signs of criselling... Lead glass. 17th century. 1975Country Life 2 Jan. 11/3 (heading) A Syllabub Jug in Ravenscroft Glass. Ibid., This jug..is typical Ravenscroft of, I suppose, the late 1680s. 1976Times 4 May 14/6 A documentary item of the beginning of English glass, a Ravenscroft silver-mounted and engraved decanter jug,..sold for {pstlg}2,420. |