These vessels were often made of waldglas, or forest glass and dated to the late medieval and early renaissance period, most being found in Germanic areas, and the Low Countries.
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.