Crystal Stemware

Whether setting a formal table or an upscale casual setting, there are beautiful fine crystal selections to coordinate with your style. Fine Crystal can be found both sleek and contemporary, as well as decoratively cut. If you are looking to coordinate your china with your crystal, keep in mind your china pattern - its shape, texture, and color, so that your crystal and china complement one another on your table.

Constructing Fine Crystal
All glassware, regardless of its quality begins with molten glass. The content of the glass will always be what distinguishes its quality.

Lead Content
Although you will find sand, ash and limestone in most glass content, the addition of lead oxide will be what is found in crystal. Lead content results in its unique translucency, clarity, a fine edge and color. From the manufacturing side, the addition of lead actually makes the glass easier to cut… seen in the unique beauty of many of the crystal stemware pieces found available today.

Manufacturing Processes
There are two main methods to manufacture glassware, either by hand or by machine. The finest quality crystal will be blown and cut by mouth and hand. It will have a brilliant luster and clarity and will be heavy weighted. Fine Crystal will have flawless translucency and it will have a beautiful ring when tapped.