business was named Bakewell, Pears and Co.

Bakewell's company had to compete with the perfected art of English glass styles and foreign imports. Because Bakewell was born in England and worked as a merchant and importer of French goods before coming to America, he knew the European style. By 1809, he had hired skilled glassmakers, including Englishmen and Frenchmen, to better imitate English glass trends.

Although the company produced practical glasswork for tables, lamps, and apothecary equipment,

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