Legacy
It is not known why Ravenscroft decided to sever his ties with the London Glass Sellers’ Company and leave the glass-making business in 1679, ( his strong Roman Catholic beliefs might have made him unpopular), but his style of lead crystal glass became fashionable in England and within 20 years of his patent some 100 glass makers in England were producing lead crystal glass. Ravenscroft did not “invent” lead crystal glass, as others had already discovered the advantages of adding lead oxide to glass, but he did improve the process. More than a dozen of Ravenscroft’s pieces are known to exist (see table below), and the “robust simplicity” of his designs is still admired.
Cecil Higgens Museum, Bedford 2 other Ravenscroft items Cecil Higgens Museum Bedford.
| Description | Date of Manufacture | Location | Condition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowl | 1676–1677 | Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK | crizzled |
| Bowl with stand | 1676–1677 | Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK | crizzled |
| Roemer | 1676–1677 | Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK | crizzled |
| Roemer | 1676–1677 | Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY, USA | crizzled |
| Roemer | 1677–1678 | Muzeum Narodowe, Warsaw, Poland | not crizzled |
| Bottle | 1676–1677 | British Museum, London, UK | slightly crizzled |
| Jug | 1676–1677 | Cecil Higgins Museum, Bedford, UK | crizzled |
| Tankard | 1676–1677 | Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK | crizzled |
| Posset pot | Unknown | Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH, USA | not crizzled |
| Posset pot | 1677–1678 | Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK | not known |
| data in table above taken from and | |||
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