In October of 1987 Bob Mueller of Minneapolis was in Corning and was able to meet Robert
Rockwell and his son Bobby. Bob Mueller relates that he was able to ask them what he felt to be some very important questions about his Steuben Collection and about Steuben Glass. Bob Mueller’s notes reflect the following Q & A.

Some of the things adding to value are:
Ribbing Grotesque shapes wafers footed size, color and brilliance of piece cutting or engraving Era. Seek out unusual shapes and colors. Seek Art Deco era pieces. Consider collecting shades to be able to show the different techniques of Mr. Carder. If engraved goblets or bowls are available, seek them out. The lady in the circle is made for a flower frog. The ones made for lamps are made with square matted glass around it. A diving lady is not a lost wax pieces. It is matted like all table decoration pieces. Most Diatreta pieces are in museums, so it would be very unlikely a piece will be found. On Millifiori pieces there should be a colored edge on it. If not, avoid. Lost wax pieces should just be done in crystal; and with Carder’s signature. However, a chess set was done in blue. Pate de Verre is colored layer glass. ie. green over white or Rosaline over white with some design on the upper layer. Often on acid etched pieces Cluthra and Cintra techniques are confused. The Cluthra comes with big bubbles and the Cintra with small or no bubbles. Acid etched pieces, or a.c.b.’s are all a.c.b.s no matter how deep the cutting is. Some suggest otherwise, but a Plum Jade is an a.c.b. just like any less deep cut a.c.b.

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