Unusual Victorian Glass Flask c1870

Description

Heading : 19^th century Nailsea type glass flask
Date : c1850
Period : Victoria
Origin : England
Colour : Clear with internal white pulled up decoration
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 17cm tall and 5cm by 11cm wide
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks. clean and clear
Restoration : None
Weight : 434 grams

Additional Information : Established by John Robert Lucas in 1788 the Nailsea glassworks was operational in Somerset. England until 1873. This type of decoration is invariably described as being Nailsea or Nailsea type. not all were manufactured at Nailsea. This has an equal probability of being manufactured in Alloa .This example is unusual in form as they are normally ovoid in shape.
 

References : Examples of Nailsea type flasks

Nineteenth Century British Glass By Hugh Wakefield – Plate 25a. 

Miller’s Glass Buyers Guide – Page 58.