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- Witch Ball, 1800-1825 - Witch balls are decorative spheres of handblown glass, often with web-like strands visible inside. In 18th century England, it was common to see them hung in windows to help ward off evil spirits. Their exact origin is unclear, and the term "witch ball" could be a corruption of "watch ball," as they were thought to keep watch over the home.
- 1800-1825
- Collections - Artifact
Witch Ball, 1800-1825
Witch balls are decorative spheres of handblown glass, often with web-like strands visible inside. In 18th century England, it was common to see them hung in windows to help ward off evil spirits. Their exact origin is unclear, and the term "witch ball" could be a corruption of "watch ball," as they were thought to keep watch over the home.
- Sugar Bowl, 1835-1850 - American glass factories made a variety of glass products for the early-nineteenth-century consumer. Glassblowers turned out bottles, flasks, tableware and other household items. Earlier products were affordable only to the well-to-do. But by the second quarter of the 19th century, a growing number of manufacturers made reasonably priced blown-glass items available to the expanding middle class.
- 1835-1850
- Collections - Artifact
Sugar Bowl, 1835-1850
American glass factories made a variety of glass products for the early-nineteenth-century consumer. Glassblowers turned out bottles, flasks, tableware and other household items. Earlier products were affordable only to the well-to-do. But by the second quarter of the 19th century, a growing number of manufacturers made reasonably priced blown-glass items available to the expanding middle class.