Cupid and Venus Pattern
The Cupid & Venus pattern was produced in the 1870′s and 1880′s by the Richards & Hartley Glass Co. It is found mostly in clear flint glass, but a few amber and vaseline pieces are known. This pattern is sometimes called “Guardian Angel’.
The Richards & Hartley glassworks was established in Pittsburgh in 1869 by Joseph Richards and William T. Hartley. They continued manufacturing pressed glass wares until they were absorbed by the U. S. Glass Co. in 1891.