Manufactured in the mid 19th century these charming vessels were a distinct style of American glassmaking, with the design originating in Southern New Jersey.
These vessels were often quite large and engraved, gilded, or elaborately enameled, and dated from approximately the 16th – 18th centuries in the areas of Germany and Bohemia.
These glasses, primarily produced in England from approximately 1730 to the 1760s, were a popular drinking vessel, often replacing heavier lead glasses.