19th Century Nailsea Glass Flask

Description

Heading : 19th century Nailsea glass flask
Date : c1840
Period : Victoria
Origin : England
Colour : Clear cased glass with white internal trailing
Body : Ovoid in shape with a thickened rim decorated with a number of internal sparal threads
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 18.7cm tall and approximately 9.5cm in diameter
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks
Restoration : None
Weight : 379 grams
 

Additional Information : Unusual to find a flask of this form capable of standing upright. even with the snapped pontil.

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