Technical Description
A fine Victorian masonic engraved glass tumbler with a thick deceptive base.
It has a set square and compass, sun, trowel, ladder, moon and stars, and acanthus tree leaves (tree of life) engraved around the bowl. Polished pontil to the base.
Date & Origin
England, c1870.
Condition
Excellent, no chips cracks or restoration.
Dimensions
Height: 11cm Diameter: 8.7cm.
Historical Relevance
Hand-blown around the time The Married Women's Property Act 1870 allowed married women to be the legal owners of the money they earned and to inherit property.
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