Arts and Crafts Glass from
The Glass Encyclopedia

The name "Arts and Crafts" came from the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society, set up in 1887 to show designers' work in a range of materials. Their movement had begun in the middle of the 19th century, and continued for some 50 years. It was a reaction against the extravagent, over-decorated Victorian taste and the worst features of factory production.

The founding members included Walter Crane, William Morris, and Charles Robert Ashbee. They advocated good simple design made in basic, inexpensive materials but to a high standard. A few hoped to form an alliance between art and industry, to apply artistic design principles and use mechanised processes to augment hand production methods. But most of the Arts and Crafts advocates rejected mechanisation completely and sought to return to hand craftwork and medieval philosophies about work.

They failed to change society in the way they intended, and some became very disillusioned when they realised that their beautiful designs were too expensive for "the masses" and were only bought by the rich. Nevertheless their efforts had a major effect on trends in design, and led directly to many of the design features of the art nouveau period.

If you would like to know more about the Arts and Crafts movement the Glass Museum has an article about it, at http://www.glass.co.nz/powell.htm

Here are some books that include Arts and Crafts glass that you may find helpful. Click on the book cover to read more.

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INFORMATION about Bagley Glass!
Bagley Glass were making pressed art glass from the 1930s until 1975 in Yorkshire, England.
They sold an enormous amount of this glass in the UK, the USA, and British Commonwealth countries.
Today it is collected with enthusiasm in all those countires.
The first three editions of this book sold out very quickly.



The 4th Edition is now available and has received a rave response
- more information, more and better pictures, new items identified
as Bagley for the first time, a helpful index, and more compehensive coverage.
A truly comprehensive guide to help you identify Bagley Glass.
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INFORMATION about New Zealand Glass ! Including many original catalog pictures and dozens of photographs. NOW available - the paperback edition of the book. It covers many contemporary New Zealand glass artists as well as the history of glass in New Zealand, Crown Crystal Glass and New Zealand bottles. Click on the picture for more information.

Tiara Glass Collectors' INFORMATION Click on the picture for more details. Now available as a paperback book or as a kindle to watch in your computer or tablet. The book includes original catalogs and advertising leaflets. There are seven full catalogs, five leaflets, and the 1995 Tiara Product Information Manual. Copyright (c) 1998 - 2021 Angela M. Bowey. All rights reserved. Copying material from this page for reproduction in any format is forbidden. Web site designed by: Angela M. Bowey. URL to this page: http://www.glassencyclopedia.com/artsncraftsglass.html