Date & Origin
England, c1860 period of Victoria
Condition
Excellent, age-related wear as shown. No chips cracks or restoration
Dimensions
Height: 8.5cm Diameter: 13.4cm.
Technical Description
A fine pair of glass wine rinsers dating to c1860. Two pulled sections on the bowl to rest the handles of wine glasses. Annulated ring around the lower section and large polished pontils.
Historical Relevance
The 'Pony Express' mail service used horseback riders in 157 Pony Express relay stations across the prairies, plains, deserts, and mountains of the Western United States to deliver messages between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts in about ten days. After only 1 year, in March 1861 after suffering large losses and not gaining the mail contract The Pony Express Company ceased trading.
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