19th Century Green glass dump weight produced circa 1870. Made from ‘bottle’ glass with a regular and even pattern of bubbles rising from the base, in particularly good condition with minor surface scratches but without bruises. The base has a very rough pontil scar with grinding marks and shows ware relative to its age. Height: 5 7/8^th inches (14.9 cm) Diameter: 3 5/8^th inches (9.2 cm) at widest point Weight: 4 lbs (1.8 kg)

These Victorian ‘Dumps’ were made with the glass which was literally ‘dumped’ at the end of the day by bottle factories producing green or clear bottles.  They are often referred to as paperweights but the sheer weight and size of some dumps suggest they were intended as door stops or some other heavy ornament. This Dump is decorated internally with rising bubbles but others contain foil flowers or other intricate patterns made by rolling the gather of glass onto a pattern of powdered chalk.