ENGLISH PRESSED GLASS

Pressed glass is one of the glories of the industrial revolution which began in England around the 1760s and which was in full swing by the 1850s, making Britain the export powerhouse of the world... In the year 1800 if you had glassware in your kitchen or dining room you were rich. Glass was either cast and then cut on a wheel by a craftsman or blown by a skilled glassblower. This made it expensive and only affordable by the rich and upper class... English pressed glass peaked from 1850 to 1900 when pressed glass was exported to the world. Antique pressed glass is now sought after by collectors..