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Mrs. Graydon Stannus
A lively early-20th-century writer on antiques and glass, she is best known for Old Irish Glass, a guide that helped popularize the history and appeal of Irish glassware. She was also active in glass design and production, linking scholarship with hands-on craft.
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Old Irish Glass
by Mrs. Graydon Stannus
About the author
Mrs. Graydon Stannus is best known as the author of Old Irish Glass, a book first published in the early 1920s as part of The Connoisseur series for collectors. In it, she introduced readers to the beauty, history, and distinctive character of Irish glass, writing for collectors and curious newcomers alike.
Sources from museum and reference records also connect her with Gray-Stan Glass, a London glassworks active in the 1920s and 1930s. Those records identify her as a designer and maker as well as a writer, which helps explain the practical confidence behind her book.
Some biographical details about her are inconsistent across sources, including her exact birth year and the form of her given name, so it is safest to say that she was an Irish-born writer and glassmaker who died in 1961. What stands out clearly is her lasting place in the world of decorative arts: she wrote accessibly, cared deeply about craftsmanship, and helped preserve interest in historic Irish glass.