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has been a slight revival of activity, but it is of little moment 

 compared with the greater work being accomplished farther west. 

 The records of glass-making in New York and Maryland are 

 somewhat fragmentary. In both States there have been a number 

 of more or less promising enterprises whose histories are not dis- 

 similar to those of corresponding glass works in Pennsylvania and 

 New England. In Maryland, at the present time, the activity in 

 these lines is chiefly centered about Baltimore and Cumberland, 

 the product being for the most part window glass and hollow ware. 

 The development of the industry in New York has been more 



varied. In objects of strict 

 utility the output of the west- 

 ern part of the State is now 

 quite large, but the most dis- 

 tinctive products are in the 

 line of artistic workmanship. 

 The cut glass produced in the 

 ateliers of New York State is 

 equal and probably superior to 

 that of any other section. It 

 compares indeed very favora- 

 bly with the imported product. 

 But the most praiseworthy 

 product of the State, and in- 

 deed of the entire country, if 

 we except the lenses of Cam- 

 bridgeport, is found in the 

 magnificent picture windows 

 made in New York city from 

 glass especially cast for the 

 purpose in Brooklyn. In these 

 translucent mosaics we have 

 the very crown of American 

 workmanship in glass. The 

 most admirable of these mosa- 

 ics, such as the memorial windows done by Mr. Tiffany, are works 

 of art of the highest order. In addition to their wealth of lumi- 

 nous color and form they present something which, unfortunately, 

 all reputed works of art do not, and that is, a clearly discernible 

 idea. Compared with the intellectual pleasure which these win- 

 dows afford, the beauties of other forms of glass work, however 

 brilliant they may be, must appear somewhat unsatisfying. 



If we ventured in this sectional summary of the industry to 

 pass judgment upon the work being done, we should be obliged 

 to accord the first rank to New England in the matter of intelli- 

 gence ; to New York, for artistic merit ; and to the belt of country 



A Modern Picture Window. Copyrighted 

 by the Tiffany Company. 



