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Nailsea|ˈneɪlsiː|
The name of a town near Bristol, used to designate a style of glassware first made there in the late 18th century. Freq. attrib.
[1897A. Hartshorne Old Eng. Glass xix. 307 Nailsea, near Bristol, was another [source], with darker coloured glass, sometimes blue. 1907E. Dillon Glass 368/2 (index) Nailsea glass-works. ]1910D. Wilmer Early Eng. Glass xi. 205 The manufacture of Nailsea glass continued until about the year 1873, some of the latest productions having gilt decoration. 1926N. H. Moore Old Glass i. 170 The Nailsea glass which is of interest to collectors shows specimens very beautiful in color, like the ornamental flasks which were Nailsea's chief product. 1960H. Hayward Antique Coll. 195/1 Nailsea glass, the brownish-green glass speckled with white with which the name of Nailsea, near Bristol, is associated, was used on occasions for the making of wine-bottles, and sealed examples exist. 1961E. M. Elville Collector's Dict. Glass 140/1 Also described as ‘Nailsea’ are the peculiar love-tokens which were..made at all glassworks near coastal towns. 1966J. Laver Victoriana xiv. 173 (caption) Bottles decorated with loops of coloured glass, one of many varieties known as ‘Nailsea’. 1971Guardian 23 Mar. 32/8 Nailsea style coloured glass for sale..including walking sticks, bells, bottles, bellows. |