A NEW METHOD OF ORNAMENTING CHIMNEY PIECES, LOOKING GLASSES, PICTURES, FRAMES, AND ALL OTHER KIND OF FURNITURE, WITH CARVED OR MOULDED GLASS IN RELIEF, PLAIN OR COLOURED, AND MAY BE APPLIED TO MANY OTHER USEFUL AND ORNAMENTAL PUR- POSES,
Year: 1786

page_text: TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, THOMAS:
ROGERS, of the Parish of Saint Mary-le-Strand, in the Liberty of Westminster,
and County of Middlesex, Glass Cutter, send greeting.
WHEREAS His most Excellent Majesty King George the Third, by His
Royal Letters Patent under the Great Seal of Great Britain, bearing date
at Westminster, the Seventh day of November, in the twenty-seventh year of
His reign, did give and grant unto me, the said Thomas Rogers, my executors,
administrators, and assigns, His especial licence, full power, sole privilege and
authority, that I, the said Thomas Rogers, my. executors, administrators, or.
assigns, and every of them, by myself and themselves, or by my or their
deputy or deputies, servants or agents, or such others as I, the said Thomas
Rogers, my executors, administrators, or assigns, should at any time agree
with, and no, others, from time to time and at all times hereafter. during the
term of years therein expressed, should and lawfully might make, use, exercise,
and vend, within that part of Great Britain called England, His Dominion of
Wales, and Town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, my Invention of "A NEW METHOD
OF ORNAMENTING CHIMNEY PIECES, LOOKING GLASSES, PICTURES, FRAMES, AND ALL
OTHER KIND OF FURNITURE, WITH CARVED OR MOULDED GLASS IN RELIEF, PLAIN OR
COLOURED, AND MAY BE APPLIED TO MANY OTHER USEFUL AND ORNAMENTAL PUR-
POSES," which will be of great public utility, in such manner as to me, the said
Thomas Rogers, my executors, administrators, and assigns, should and lawfully
might have, and should, in my or their discretions, seem meet; and I, the said

page_text: Thomas Rogers, my executors, administrators, and assigns, should and lawfully
might have and enjoy the whole profit, benefit, commodity, and advantage from
time to time coming, growing, accruing, and arising by reason of the said Inven-
tion, for and during the term of years therein mentioned, to have, hold, exercise,
and enjoy the said licence, powers, privileges and advantages therein-before
granted or mentioned to be granted unto me, the said Thomas Rogers, my exe-
cutors, administrators, and assigns, for and during and unto the full end and term
of fourteen years from the date of the said Letters Patent next and immediately
ensuing, and fully to be compleat and ended, according to the Statute in that
case made and provided; in which said Letters Patent there is contained a
provisoe obliging me, the said Thomas Rogers, by an instrument under my
hand and seal, to cause a particular description of the nature of my said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be inrolled
in His Majesty's High Court of Chancery within one calendar month next
and immediately after the date of the said Letters Patent, as in and by the
same, relation being thereunto respectively had, may more fully and at large
appear.
NOW KNOW YE, that in compliance with the said provisoe, I, the said
Thomas Rogers, do hereby declare that the said Invention consists and is
made as hereafter described, videlicet,-.
I make my ornament to represent flowers, leaves, &c., in their natural
colours, to be applied for the embellishing chimney pieces, looking glasses,
girandoles, lustres, pictures, and all other kinds of frames, doors and door
cases, pannelling of all kinds, cielings, wardrobes, tables, chairs, coaches and
all other carriages, dressing boxes, tea urns, tea and coffee potts, caddies,
chests, cannisters, trays, coasters, and all other kind of furniture. They will be
found more beautiful than either marble, wood, metal, or any composition, and
are less expensive than any of the present methods of ornamenting, as they will
hold their lustre and colour to the last, and not be liable to rust or stain as
other ornaments do. I cut or carve them out of glass, either coloured or un-
coloured in the making or staining. I also cut, carve, mould, and quick them
after the glasses are made, in the form of flowers, leaves, husks, scrowles, urns
drapery, mouldings, &c., with instruments commonly used by glass cutters
engravers, seal cutters, or any other instruments that will answer the purpose
I lay these ornaments on my design, which may be composed of wood, glass
metal, earthenware, or any other body, by the help of any cement or composi
tion sufficiently strong, such as japan, copel, or other varnish, India or commo
glue, isinglass, &c.

page_text: This is a particular description of my said Invention, and the manner in
which I do use and perform the same.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this
Twenty-third day of November, in the twenty-seventh year of the
reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Third, by the grace of God
of Great Britain, France, and Ireland King, Defender of the Faith,
and so forth, and in the year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred