Description
Heading : Powell & Sons Whitefriars glass carafe
Date : c1880
Origin : England
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Ovular pyramid shape with applied trailing on to one side of the carafe and a vermiform band to the neck.
Pontil : Polished
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 21cm height. 14.5cm base length.
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks
Restoration : Professionally cleaned
Weight : 473 grams
The form is of this carafe was inspired by early leather flasks hence “leather bottle”. This carafe appears in the 1880 James Powell & Sons catalogue.
Reference :
The Decanter Ancient to Modern by Andy McConnell Pg. 342
Nineteenth Century British Glass By Hugh Wakefield – Plate 82A.
The Decanter an Illustrated history of glass from 1650 By Andy McConnell – Page 450 Plate 632.
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