Engraved Bristol Green Carafe c1855

Description

Heading : Engraved Bristol green carafe
Date : 1840-1870
Period : Victoria
Origin : Scottish or English
Colour : Bristol green
Body : A compressed mell or shaft and globe. Engraved with a continuous band of fruiting vines
Pontil : Polished
Glass Type : Lead
Size :   21.5cm tall. 4.5cm bowl.11cm foot
Condition : Some light residue on te base internally and mossing on the base externally
Restoration : None
Weight : 569g

This never had a glass stopper. It will have been stoppered with a tapered cork. The aperture shows no sign of internal wear. There are some inclusions within the glass and and sooty particles from manufacture.