Glass like this enameled cologne bottle is usually called “Stiegel type” because it is virtually impossible to tell whether it was made by Henry William Stiegel or another glassmaker. KOVELS.COM
Glass can be notoriously difficult to identify. Signatures, if there are any, can be faked, molds can be reused, and glassmakers often imitated one another’s decorations. Stiegel-type glass is an excellent example.
We know that Henry William Stiegel came to Philadelphia from Germany in 1750. We know he had a glasshouse in Manheim, Pennsylvania, from 1763 to 1774. Confirming that a piece of glass ca…
