An Early 19th Century Glass Cider Jug

Description

Heading : Cider. water or beer jug
Date : 1790- 1820
Period :  Gorge III
Origin : England
Colour : Clear
Neck : The neck is moulded and
Body : Baluster shaped
Pontil : Polished
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 27cm tall.10cm foot
Condition : Some moulduing marks in the neck. this is not a crack. Inclusions with the glass. some mossing on the base. There is a stress or annealing crack in the base of the swan neck handle. this is common place in glass jugs with this type of handle.
Restoration : None
Weight : 1440 grams

The handle was applied top down. It has a flat pointed upper terminal and a scrolled finish lower terminal. The inner hande is flat. This is typically late 18th or eary 19th century. Later handles with a cushion of claw lower terminal were applied bottom up and were proven to be stronger and less prove to cracking. This is still perfectly functional