The Glass Etch & Pattern Gallery is organized into categories and their subcategories:

Types of Glass by Manufacturer

• Elegant & Depression Glass Companies: Patterns, etches, cuts attributed to a particular company


• Fantasy Glass: Glass that copies a depression or elegant pattern into a color or shape that originally was never produced.


• Foreign Glass: Glass manufactured outside the U.S.A. ca. 1920 - 1960


• Look-Alikes: Comparison photos of confusing patterns


• Miscellaneous Glass: Glass that doesn't fit into any of the other categories


• Reproductions


• Unknowns: Mystery pieces with unknown manufacturer, decorator, pattern, etc.

Glass Decorating & Metalwork Companies: Examples
produced for various glass manufacturers

Glass Company History

Glass Marks & Labels by Company

Member Glass Collections

Museum Views: Candid shots in current and former glass museums

Glass-Related Links: Links to member glass dealers, collectors clubs, research institutions, etc.

When you select a subcategory,
the images listed under it will appear in a thumbnail index. Clicking
on a thumbnail will open up a larger image with descriptive text.