Searching at IS, couldn't find any images of what I wanted under "cut glass" but I think this is a keyword problem. It considers "cut glass" to be a synonym with "crystal".
Google turned up quite a few images at istock of the type I had in mind so I guess it's OK.
http://images.google.ca/images?hl=en&q=site%3Aistockphoto.com%20%22cut%20glass%22&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wiI hope that customers know enough to try google if they get no results with the built-in search. Probably lots odd things like that which fall between the cracks, leading me to conclude that it is vital to specify a clear and meaningful image title and description, especially if it's something for which the keywords are inadequate.