Victorian Nailsea ‘Boot Glass’ c1840

Description

Heading : Coaching glass or stirrup glass
Date : c1840
Period : Victoria
Origin : England
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Decorated with pulled up internal trailing
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 15cm tall with a 5.8cm rim and a 4.8cm foot (including the applied handle)
Condition : Fine
Restoration : None
Weight : 145 grams 

A fabulous piece of antique novelty glassware.

References :

Coloured Glass By Derek C. Davis & Keith Middlemas – Page 79.

Old Glass By O. N. Wilkinson – Plate 102.