Victorian Decorative Glass. British designs, 1850-1914

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Deals with the design of British decorative glass in the Victorian era, including evolution and innovation, but from an asthetic perspecticve rather than from a business one. Has a section [pp257-86] titled 'Registered designs' which describes the designs of leading manufactures and providing illustrations of the designs registered. The manufacturers are W H, B & J Richardson; Benjamin Richardson; Hodgetts, Richardson & Pargeter'; 'Hodgetts, Richardson & Co; H G Richardson; Stevens & Williams Ltd'; 'Stuart & Sons Ltd'; 'Thomas Webb & Son Ltd'; Brutton & Mills; Burtles, Tate & Co; John Walsh Walsh (sic)