A Success To Rochdale Canal Engraved Rummer c1800

Description

Heading : An engraved rummer with “SUCCESS TO ROCHDALE CANAL”
Period : George III c1800
Origin : England 
Colour : Clear 
Bowl : Conical engraved with “SUCCESS TO ROCHDALE CANAL”. foliage and a band of olives
Stem : Blad knop above a square cut pedestal stem
Foot : Square
Pontil : Polished
Glass Type : Lead 
Size :  14cm height.  9.4cm diameter bowl. 7.7cm diameter foot 
Condition : An 8mm flake chip to one corner of the base
Restoration : None 
Weight:  327grams 

Notes:  A well-balanced piece that sits nicely in the hand. and oozes historic Lancastrian provenance – snap it up quickly before Eric catches sight and annexes it under his ‘professional northerner’ entitlement ! The Rochdale canal was beset by problems from the moment it was conceived in 1776. Local Mill owners objected and made representations to Parliament through fear of losing water flow to power their mills. The first section opened in 1799 but was not fully opened until some four years later.