This is the largest and most comprehensive ceramics and glass collection in the world, with over 80,000 objects from around the world.
His work is included in the stained glass collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
The glass collection at the Chysler Museum has about 8,000 pieces.
There are only a handful of scholarly books on the subject, and few American museums have high-quality Chinese glass collections.
A catalogue of the glass collection is also planned.
Most of the works in the glass collection are sculptural rather than functional.
It is particularly noted for its fine silver and glass collections.
However, some glass collections now collect mixed colours of glass.
The estate kept him on to look after things, especially the glass collection.
He said his glass collection would be his legacy.