Name/Title
Cranberry Glass with White Overlay Mantle LustreEntry/Object ID
JI2025000358Description
The mantle lustre is made of cranberry-colored glass with a white enamel overlay. The piece contains nine clear prisms that hang off the edge of the vase. The piece is indicative of Victorian-style mantle lustres and is likely from that time period. It was likely made in Edinburgh, Scotland.Context
The mantle lustre was gifted to the Jordans from friends in Venezuela. Mantle lustres, or lusters, are table decorations with hanging glass prisms. A single glass prism is known as a lustre, or luster. They were used as status symbols during the Victorian Era and were generally sold in pairs for ornamental use.Ethnography
Cultural Region
City
EdinburghCountry
Scotland, United KingdomContinent
EuropeRegion
Western Europe