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Rare Two Handled 19th Century Cut Glass Piggin c1820

Rare Two Handled 19th Century Cut Glass Piggin c1820

£169.00 $208.14 Product Code: 2018122135

Date & Origin 

Ireland, c1820. Period of George IV.

Condition

Excellent, age-related wear as shown. A few of the cuts have minor grazing as expected. 

Dimensions 

Height: 5cm Diameter: 9.3cm from handle to handle.

Weight

139 grams

Technical Description 

Glass piggins, usually used for ladling milk were made in fairly large numbers in Ireland. Piggins are often found with a single handle, however, examples with two are very rare.

Historical Relevance 

Hand-made around the time The world's first traffic lights were installed in Parliament Square in London in 1868.

Relevant References

Irish Glass, An Account of Glass-making in Ireland from the XVIth Century to the Present Day By Michael Seymour Dudley Westropp - Page 190-191.

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