Pair of Victorian Green Glass Ship Decanters c1845

£550.00 $693.61 Product Code: 2019062107

Date & Origin 

England, c1845. Period of Victoria

Condition

Age-related wear and some minor grazes to some of the cuts and the stoppers as expected, there is some very minor internal bloom as shown.

Dimensions 

Height: 24.2cm   Diameter: 17.8cm.

Weight

4345 grams combined

Technical Description 

A pair of green slice cut glass ships decanters. The slice cut neck is decorated with three notch cut applied neck rings. Slice cutting continues down the tapering body. The wide base of the piece is finished with star cutting.  

You can see an example of these decanters dated 1845 in Andy McConnell's new decanter book.  

Historical Relevance 

In September 1845, the potato crop which had previously provided approximately 60% of the nation's food needs, began to rot all over Ireland. The potato blight struck again the following year. What began as a natural catastrophe was exacerbated by the actions and inactions of the British government. It is estimated that about a million people died during the four-year famine and that between 1845 and 1855 another million emigrated, most to Britain and North America.

 

 

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