Date & Origin
England, c1860. Period of Victoria.
Condition
Excellent, age-related wear as shown.
Dimensions
Height: 17.4cm Rim diameter: 5.1cm Foot diameter: 7.2cm.
Weight
181 grams
Technical Description
A 19th century opaque twist cordial glass. A bucket bowl rests upon a long double series opaque twist stem. This is made up of a multi-ply spiral band outwith a multi-ply corkscrew. The piece is supported by a conical foot finished with a rough pontil.
Historical Relevance
Hand-made around the time the first known photograph of Niagara Falls (a daguerreotype) was taken by the English chemist, Hugh Lee Pattinson in 1840.
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