Engraved Richardson Thistle Carafe c1900

Description

Heading : Engraved Richardson thistle carafe
Date : c1900
Period : Victoria
Origin : England
Colour : Clear. good grey hue.
Features : Thistle shaped. engraved with thistles and leaves and a field of fine diamond cuts. Top down applied handle
Pontil : Polished
Glass Type : Lead
Decanter Size : 25.4cm tall
Condition : Excellent
Restoration : Professionally cleaned
Weight : 567 grams

Additional Information :  Every thistle shaped glass or decanter was not made in Edinburgh

The thistle pattern was introduced to the Edinburgh and Leith flint glass company around the same time that it was purchased by the notable English manufacturers Thomas Webb of Stourbridge. This is not a coincidence. Webb’s rival Richardsons had been producing an alternative thistle pattern from 1880 to 1900.