Stuart Glass | Cut Glass Search

The firm has a complex history, but became Stuart and Sons in 1882, when a lease on the Redhouse Glassworks at Amblecote was taken out. The trade name Stuart Crystal was used from 1927 along with the practice of etching the name on the base. A factory was opened in 1996 at Aberbargoed in South Wales and in1980 Stuart took over the Strathern factory at Crieff, Scotland. A successful company, Stuart was targeted by Wedgwood Waterford in 1995. Some Waterford was made at Redhouse Glassworks, until the firm closed the factory in 2002. A limited amount of Stuart was made at Waterford, but Stuart is now imported from abroad.

Characteristics of Stuart

24 cut star on base. Stems more likely to be straight cut or plain. Some air-twists. Upright flute cuts, small fans, diamond shapes, engraving and intaglio cuts, by themselves or in combination; laurel leaf or joined ovals around the rims.