Identifying Etched Glass Pattern??

This is my mother's crystal pattern - very similar to Hughes Cornflower except for the centre of the flowers which do not have the cross-hatched circle. The original set of glasses she bought in the mid to late 1940's before she married - eight each of red, white & champagne glasses - all have the "double bowl" shape as per photo of glass shown. Her collection of this pattern has grown considerably over the years. She has water pitchers, other wine glasses, water tumblers, platters/plates, cream & sugars, etc. Unfortunately, we have never seen the same shape glasses as these as she would like to replace a couple that were broken by us kids over the years. We have no idea what the pattern name is nor who produced it. We think it may have been produced by R.G. Sherriff who once worked for Hughes but this has not been proven. We would very much like to know if anyone can identify the pattern and the maker. She once took a piece(s) to an antique appraisal group.... they could not identify it and told her the pattern was probably a "mistake"!!! But we have found so much of it out there and collected so much of it that it cannot have been a mistake and must have been produced by someone somewhere!!!

 

Hi
The sugar and creamer look like either a Fostoria or LE Smith blank.
Can we see a picture of one of the pieces straight on so we can see the shape.

Are all your pieces on the same blanks?
Or different blanks with the same cutting?

I don't know how knowledgeable you are, so forgive me if I explain what you know.

A blank is the pattern style of the glass before any cuttings or etchings are done.
If everything is on the same blank, then the glass company who made the glass may have done the design.
If you have different patterns with the same decoration, a decorating company may have bought glass patterns from several glass companies and then did the design and sold it as their own.

 

Can't help here, but when you get knowledgeable respondents perhaps they can confirm something I've been told that might also help you. If it's correct.

Very often the makers of crystal/glass ware will sell in bulk to other companies. Those companies will etch or otherwise decorate the items. That can make it very difficult to pinpoint exactly who "made" the item.

 

Thanks very much, clutter. You were reading my mind and answered as I was asking.

 

I think you are probably right about a decorating company having bought glass patterns from several glass companies because my Mother has quite a few pieces that all have the same etching BUT there are multiple "shapes". Some of her pieces are even in the same "shape" as some of the Hughes Cornflower pieces.....

 

We are really more interested in who did the etching and what the pattern might have been named. It is a pretty close "rip-off" of the iconic Hughes Cornflower pattern. As I said, we think it may have been produced by R.G. Sherriff who once worked for Hughes. Do not know if it was this pattern or not, but apparently Hughes took Sherriff to court or whatever and made him stop producing the pattern he was putting out....

 

Hi Ken, none of these pieces are etched, the design was cut and left unpolished, that is why they are frosted looking.

 

Are you thinking in terms of selling or replacements. There may be no name more specific than Cornflower. If selling, try "Cut Glass goes with Hughes Cornflower" and state in the description that it's a close variant.