Ravenscroftn.
/ˈreɪvnzkrɒft/, U.S. /ˈreɪv(ə)nzˌkrɔft/, /ˈreɪv(ə)nzˌkrɑft/ I. Compounds.
1. attributive. Designating a kind of flint glass or lead glass devised by George Ravenscroft, or an article made of this.
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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > glass and glass-like materials > [noun] > glass > glass-work or glassware > types of > piece of
Venice glass1527
sheet glass1805
Ravenscroft1924
whimsy1938
St. Louis1969
1924 Burlington Mag. Apr. p. xix/2 (advt.) One of the few surviving specimens of sealed ‘Ravenscroft’ glass.
1929 W. A. Thorpe Hist. Eng. & Irish Glass I. iv. 128 Threads of trailed glass applied on the surface..are evident in several marked Ravenscroft glasses.
1961 E. M. Elville Collector's Dict. Glass 87/1 (caption) Ravenscroft roemer bearing the seal of the raven's head..circa 1677.
1976 Times 4 May 14/6 A documentary item of the beginning of English glass, a Ravenscroft silver-mounted and engraved decanter jug,..sold for £2,420.
2006 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 12 Mar. (Seven Mag.) 43 The Ravenscroft Posset Pot..was made in London in about 1677 by George Ravenscroft, the father of modern British glass.
II. Simple uses.
2. Ravenscroft glass. Also as a count noun: an article made of this.
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1970 G. Savage Dict. Antiques 348/1 (caption) A rare Ravenscroft showing signs of criselling... Lead glass. 17th century.
1975 Country Life 2 Jan. 11/3 This jug..is typical Ravenscroft of, I suppose, the late 1680s.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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