Technical Description
An exceptional mid-19th-century English glass decanter, cut to clear with its original stopper, slice cut neck and bands of oval cuts to the body. Polished pontil. An exceptional example.
Date & Origin
England, c1840. Period of Victorian.
Condition
Excellent, th decanter has no chips cracks or restoration and is clean and clear. The stopper has a chip to the end of the peg.
Dimensions
Height: 34cm Diameter: 9.5cm.
Historical Relevance
In 1840, Wagon Trains start the journey to California, Covered Wagon Trains took immigrants on a journey from Missouri River towns to what is now the state of California. The trip was about 2,000 miles and each night the Covered Wagon Train would form a circle for shelter from wind and extreme weather, they would put all the animals in the centre to prevent them from running away or being stolen by Native Americans.
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