author
Lenore Wheeler Williams
A knowledgeable early 20th-century collector and writer, she is best remembered for making the world of Sandwich glass approachable for fellow enthusiasts. Her work blends careful observation with a practical eye for antiques and decorative arts.
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Sandwich Glass: A Technical Book for Collectors
by Lenore Wheeler Williams
About the author
Lenore Wheeler Williams is known for Sandwich Glass: A Technical Book for Collectors, first published in 1922, a focused guide to the historic American glassware made in Sandwich, Massachusetts. The book’s continued circulation through sources like Project Gutenberg suggests it has remained useful to collectors and readers interested in decorative arts.
She also compiled The Private Collection of Lenore Wheeler Williams in 1931, a catalog of American, English, and French furniture, glass, china, hooked rugs, and other antiques that was issued in connection with the sale of her collection when she moved to England. Taken together, these works show her as a serious collector with broad interests and a talent for explaining objects clearly.
Little biographical information about her was readily confirmed in the sources I found, so the surviving picture is mainly of her work: a writer and collector who helped document antique glass and related furnishings for other enthusiasts.