Date & Origin
England, c1840. Period of Victorian.
Condition
Excellent, age-related wear as shown.
Dimensions
Height: 10.3cm Bowl diameter: 5.2cm Foot diameter: 6.2cm.
Weight
220 grams
Technical Description
19th century lens cut gin glass. The deceptive round funnel bowl is decorated with lens cuts. A short plain stem joins the bowl with a conical foot finished with a polished pontil.
Historical Relevance
Hand-blown around the time an American naval expedition under Charles Wilkes was the first to identify Antarctica as a new continent.
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