19th Century Pink & White Nailsea Glass Flask

Description

Heading : Victorian pink and white Nailsea glass flask
Date : c1840
Period : Victoria
Origin : England
Colour : Cranberry/pink cased glass
Body : Ovoid shape with internal pulled trailing.
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 19.5cm and approximately 8.8cm in diameter
Condition : Excellent. just add a cork to restore full functionality.
Restoration : None
Weight : 244 grams

References : Examples of nailsea type flasks

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.