Large Victorian Green Paperweight c1870

Description

Heading : 19th century glass dump or papweweight
Date : c1870
Period : Victoria
Origin : Yorkshire bottle glass factories. England
Colour : Green
Body : Controlled bubbles
Base : Rough
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 16.3cm tall and approximately 7.3cm in diameter
Condition : Some fritting on the base
Restoration : None
Weight : 1449 grams

Additional Information : In the 19th century and into the early 20th century prior to bottle plant automation these were made in large numbers

Paperweights and doorstops are often referred to as “dumps” as they are said to be a means of using up molten glass at the end of a shift. but to claim that all are ‘end of day’ items simply doesn’t stack up. Too many are beautifully decorated not to have been catalogue items intentionally produced for sale. a product line. Admittedly many are made from green bottle glass marked with the names of many a Yorkshire and North east factory and will have been end of day items. Some have ground and polished bases and it seems unlikely that a simple end of day item would merit the effort.