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Glassmaking Family Named: In 1343 another glassmaking family named Schurterres, probably from Lorraine, settled in Chiddingford and gained control of glass manufacture. They had London agents and continued working until the end of the 15th century. The Schurterres supplied glass for the windows of St. Stephen's Chapel, Westminster; St. George's Chapel, Windsor; and the chapels of Merton and New College, Oxford. Their domination of the Weald declined after the arrival from France in 1435 of the Pewtowe family, who continued as active glassmakers until the first half of the 16th century. In addition to window glass, the Weald furnaces made tablewares of green metal, including spirally ribbed beakers, crude bottles, and lamps.
At the height of Venetian glassmaking the Island of Murano had a population of about 30,000. Its glass furnaces lined a mile-long street and their fires were kept going day and night. To keep the monopoly, not only were craftmen forbidden to leave for foreign countries, but even the exportation of sand and of other materials was banned. This did not check the spread of glassmaking in the Venetian manner to other countries.
With the fall of the Republic of Venice to Napoleon in 1797, its glassmaking ceased. It was not revived until about 1860. Under the leadership of Antonio Salviati (1816-1890) sheer blown glass, similar to the early cristallo, was produced in the form of ornamental display pieces and such decorative useful wares as Table settings. Characteristic motifs were cleverly fashioned dolphins, shells, and scrolls. Glassmaking on the Island of Murano again prospered and from about 1866 quantities of this glass were exported or were bought by tourists.
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