Waterford
Glassworks in Waterford, Ireland, founded by the Penrose brothers and known for deeply cut lead crystal. The first works closed in 1851; the present one started in 1947.
The brothers George and William Penrose founded the glassworks in Waterford, and it became known for lead crystal with deep cutting. The works closed in 1851.
Charles Bacik founded a new glassworks in Waterford in 1947, and the Lismore pattern of 1952 became one of the world's best-selling crystal ranges. Waterford is now part of the Fiskars group.
Older glass is seldom marked; after 1947 an acid-etched signature Waterford or a seahorse.