Victorian Blue & White Nailsea Glass Flask

Description

Heading : 19^th century blue and white Nailsea glass flask
Date : 1840-1870
Period : Victoria
Origin : England
Colour : White and blue
Body : Ovoid shape with internal pulled trailing and a thickened rim.
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 18.3cm tall and approximately 11cm in diameter
Condition : One chip to the bottom of the flask
Restoration : None
Weight : 367 grams

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

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.