Description
11 Hawkes Eardley 8.25" Salad Plates with no cracks, chips, restorations, and
minimal wear. Very high quality American crystal that rings like a bell.
Thomas Gibbons Hawkes, born in County Cork, Ireland in 1846 to a prominent
family with a glassworking heritage, emigrated to the United States in 1863. His
career began as a foreman for glass factory Hoare and Daily in Brooklyn, New
York moving with the company to Corning, New York in 1868.
Once in Corning, he soon opened his own cutting shop which was incorporated as
T.G. Hawkes & Company in 1890. This on the heels of success the year before when
Hawkes famously won acclaim and Grand Prize at the Universal Exposition in
Paris.
Thomas Gibbons Hawkes
European taste for sparkling cut glass at this time was emulated in the United
States in what was called the Brilliant Cut Glass Period. Over 1,000 cutting
shops were founded to meet the demand and T.G. Hawkes & Company flourished. The
company was in operation for 82 years.
