Frederick Caleb Carder (1863-1963), Born in Staffordshire, England, Carder became an American artist and glassmaker. He worked in Wordsley and attended Stourbridge School of Art and the Dudley Mechanic Institute. In 1960 Alfred University honored Carder with an honorary doctorate degree. 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar). ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK... Wordsley with Buckpool is a village now forming the south suburbs of Kingswinford in the West Midlands (county), England. ... Alfred University Fiat Lux Seal image © Alfred University Alfred University (Alfred) is a small, comprehensive university in the Village of Alfred in western New York State, USA, an hour south of Rochester and two hours southeast of Buffalo. ...

Frederick Carder married Annie Walker on May 21, 1887. They had three children: a daughter Gladys (b. 1889, d. ), a son Stanley (b. 1891, d. ), and a son Cyril (b. 1893, d. 1918). 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

English period (1881-1903)

Frederick Carder began his glassmaking career with Stevens & Williams in 1881 where he helped re-introduce colored glass. While at Stevens & Williams, Carder worked with Peter Fabergé of Russia. In 1902, Carder was asked to make a survey of current glassmaking techniques in other countries, including the United States. 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Peter Carl Fabergé (May 30, 1846 – September 24, 1920) was a Russian jeweller, best known for his fabulous Fabergé eggs, made in the style of genuine Easter eggs, but using precious metals and gemstones rather than more mundane materials. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

After some disagreements developed within Stevens & Williams and with over 20 years of glass design and glassmaking experience, Carder and his family immigrated to the United States.

American period (1903-1932)

Frederick Carder and Thomas J. Hawkes (of Hawkes crystal) co-founded the Steuben Glass Works in Corning, NY, the home of Corning Glass Company (a.k.a., Corning Glass Works). Carder ran Steuben Glass Works from 1903 until 1918. Steuben Glass Works is an American art glass manufacturer, founded in the summer of 1903 by Fredrick C. Carder and Thomas G. Hawkes in Corning, New York. ... Corning is a city located in Steuben County, New York, United States. ... Corning Glass Works (NYSE: GLW) is a U.S. manufacturer of glass, ceramics and related materials, primarily for technical and scientific applications. ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ...

In 1918 Corning Glass Works purchased Steuben with Carder continuing to manage all aspects of the business. In 1932, as the Great Depression expanded the demand for Steuben declined. Corning Glass terminated the production of colored glass, took over the direction of the Steuben division, and promoted Carder to artistic director for all Corning divisions. 1932 (MCMXXXII) is a leap year starting on Friday. ... Dorothea Langes Migrant Mother depicts destitute pea pickers in California, centering on Florence Owens Thompson, a mother of seven children, age thirty-two, in Nipomo, California, March 1936. ...

Corning period (1932-1959)

In 1932 Steuben Glass Works reorganized under a new team headed by Arthur A. Houghton, Jr., John Gates, and Sidney Waugh. Using a new glass known as G10M, Steuben crystal products became colorless and clear. While not specifically managing Steuben operations, Frederic Carder continued in Corning by directing all aspects of Corning's design, manufacturing, and marketing of many glass products. The Houghton Family are a prominate Upstate New York business family. ...

In 1943 Carder's wife Annie died. In 1959 Carder retired from Corning Glass Works. 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

References

• The Glass of Frederick Carder - Paul V. Gardner (1971)
• Frederick Carder and Steuben Glass - Thomas P. Dimitroff (1998)
• A Guide to Colored Steuben Glass (Book 1) - Eric Erickson (1965)
• A Guide to Colored Steuben Glass (Book 2) - Eric Erickson (1965)
• Steuben Glass - James S. Plaut (1971)
• Frederick Carder's Steuben Glass - Marshall Ketchum (2002)
• Carder's Steuben Glass - John F. Hotchkiss (1964)
• Steuben: Seventy Years of American Glassmaking - Perrot, Gardner, Plaut (1974)
• Asian Artists in Crystal - Steuben Glass (1956)
• Poetry in Crystal - Steuben Glass (1963)
• The Art of Steuben - Steuben Glass (1972)
• A Primer of Glass Design - Steuben Glass

See also

• Steuben Glass
• Corning Incorporated

Corning Glass Works

• The Houghton Family
• The City of Corning, NY

Steuben Glass Works is an American art glass manufacturer, founded in the summer of 1903 by Fredrick C. Carder and Thomas G. Hawkes in Corning, New York. ... Corning Incorporated NYSE: GLW is an American manufacturer of glass, ceramics and related materials, primarily for industrial and scientific applications. ... Corning Glass Works (NYSE: GLW) is a U.S. manufacturer of glass, ceramics and related materials, primarily for technical and scientific applications. ... The Houghton Family are a prominate Upstate New York business family. ... Corning is a city located in Steuben County, New York, United States. ...

External links

• Official Steuben Glass website
• Corning Museum of Glass (Corning, NY)

The Rakow Library (a significant glass research center).

• The Carder Steuben Club