As some of our readers will remember James Measell gave us a very interesting presentation at the  2023 Symposium on The Secret Plan for Immigration of Glassworkers to Steuben. James has completed more research on Carder’s history and is sharing it in a presentation at this year’s Symposium on the Wordsley School of Art.

The Carder brothers—Frederick Carder (1863-1963) and George J. Carder (1868-1953)—are closely linked with the life and progress of the Wordsley School of Art.  Most notably, the school achieved and maintained its reputation for excellence in courses of instruction pertaining to glass and training students for careers in the glass industry.  As Art Master at Wordsley, the elder Carder established a foundation that was carried forward by George J. Carder after Frederick Carder immigrated to the United States in 1903 to become associated with the Steuben Glass Works.

Here are some examples of the research ephemera James will share.

About the speaker:  James Measell is historian at the Fenton Art Glass Co. in Williamstown, West Virginia.  During 1986-2005, he authored numerous books on American glass for The Glass Press in Marietta, Ohio.  His PhD thesis on the Stourbridge School of Art 1850-1905 was awarded the Ashley Prize at the University of Birmingham in 2016.  His research on various aspects of glass history has appeared in many journals, including Glass Collectors Digest, History West Midlands, and The Blackcountryman magazine. A  retired university professor (Wayne State U., Detroit, MI 1970-1997), James Measell is currently an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham, and he serves as a trustee of the British Glass Foundation/Stourbridge Glass Museum.

If you are thinking about traveling to this year’s CSGA Symposium (September 19-20, 2025 in Corning, New York) then be sure to book your hotel room soon.  We have arranged for special discounted rates at nearby hotels, but these rates will expire this week and next.  Take advantage of the substantial savings from preferred rates by booking today!