Technical Description
A superb Victorian wine goblet dating to c1870. It has a long round funnel bowl which has been engraved with pam trees and polished coconuts. Sits on a baluster knop stem above a star cut foot.
A very unusual subject matter for the 19th century when most in England had never seen a pam tree or tasted a coconut....certainly not a glass we have seen before and can be used for wine, ale or G&T.
Date & Origin
England, c1870. Period of Victoria
Condition
Excellent, age-related wear as shown. No chips, cracks or restoration
Dimensions
Height: 16.5cm
Rim diameter: 7.7cm
Foot diameter: 7.2cm
Historical Context
Hand-blown around the time of the third Paris World's Fair, called an Exposition Universelle, the fair was held from the 1st of May through to the 10th of November 1878.
