Exhibit Antiques has dated this piece to the Georgian era.
Dark green with iridescent white giving a blue tinge to the speckled cells. String rim with applied handle. Snapped pontil.
All of Scotland’s glass cones have been demolished except for this unused but preserved example. Alloa Glass Works was officially founded in 1767 to produce glass bottles, making it Scotland’s oldest functioning glasshouse and now the country's only remaining glass bottle works.
Date & Origin
Alloa Scotland, c1820, Period of George III.
Condition
Excellent, no chips cracks or restoration. Minor internal residue.
Dimensions
Height: 26cm
Diameter: 15cm
Exhibit Antiques has dated this piece to the Georgian era.
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Scottish Alloa Glass Nailsea Type Whisky Flagon C1820
