David Whitehouse

The exhibitition's catalog explores the ideas that underlie the exhibition and includes descriptions and illustrations of all the objects in the show, which are drawn from 20 museums and private collections in the United States and Europe.

Essays by noted historians Dunja Zobel-Klein and Michael J. Klein, as well as glassmakers William Gudenrath, Mark Taylor, and David Hill, explore the manufacture of ancient glass and the history of modern imitations.David Whitehouse discusses several styles of ancient glass that inspired 19th-century glassmakers: cameo glass, gold glass, cage cups, and mosaic glass.