Description
Heading : Victorian glass bellows
Date : 1840-80
Period : Victoria
Origin : England
Colour : Clear
Body : Bellows with applied ribbed and pinched trailing and an applied string rim.
Pontil : None
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 11.4cm tall and approximately 6.1cm in diameter
Condition : Excellent
Restoration : None
Weight : 76 grams
This is a frigger. An item either made at the end of day or by an apprentice whilst the chair was taking a break. These were often decorative and served no purpsoe other than the honing of skills.
References : An Illustrated Dictionary of Glass By Harold Newman – Page 130.
Miller’s Glass Buyers Guide – Page 58.
The Book of Bottle Collecting By Doreen Beck – Page 91 Plate 93.
The Illustrated Guide to Glass By Felice Mehlman – Page 135.
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