Frederick Carder

Frederick Carder was in his teens when he left his father's shop to become a designer for Stevens and Williams, Specialists in Art Glass. He was first a ceramic artist but changed to glass after being inspired by the glass Portland Vase. In 1903 he became associated with T. G. Hawkes in Corning, N. Y. and formed The Steuben Glass Works. He came to the Untied States in 1903. When Corning Glass Works acquired Steuben, Carder continued working for them.

On May 21, 1887, he married Annie Walker. Together they had three children: Gladys (b. 1889), Stanley (b. 1892), and Cyril (b. 1893). He retired at the age of 96, in 1959. He continued to work on glass at his home on 249 Pine Street until his death in 1963 at the age of 100.

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Frederick Carder, an English designer, studied with Emile Galle in France and worked as designer for Steven & Williams, Limited, near Stourbridge. In 1903 he immigrated to the United States and founded the Steuben Glass Works at Corning, New York, with Thomas G. Hawkes. Carder was highly inspired by the Art Nouveau movement and preferred to experiment with colored glass. He developed a metallic-looking class, aurene, in two types known as gold aurene and blue aurene. The metallic surface was produced by spraying hot glass with stannous chloride or lead chloride solutions. Cobalt oxide was added to produce the blue aurene glass of this elegant perfume bottle. The luxuriously long stopper extending the height of the bottle is as beautifully crafted as the exterior. Both exemplify Carder's exceptional attention to detail.