Enamel and ribbed glass jar. This beautiful item has a stunning blue enamel top with copper edging and ribbed glass. I would say this possibly dates from the 1940s because of the quality and style. The blue enamel top is in amazing condition. 6 cm in diameter 6 cm tall. Price is for blue enamel jar other items advertised separately.
 
Enamel is a layer of glass applied to certain objects. The reason why enamels are applied varies. For example, it can protect the object or it is used as an insulation layer. It is therefore often used to coat metal surfaces, such as pans, kitchen utensils and jewellery.
 
What is enamel?
 
Enamel is made by applying a layer of finely ground glass powder to a metal surface and then heating it. This process ensures a strong bond between the two materials. The glass layer then provides a durable and glossy finish.
 
During the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century, dressing case bottles and jars tended to be plainer in appearance, with more emphasis on functionality and practicality. It was really around the Regency period that more attention began to be given to the glassware, as well as their lids and tops.
 
With ladies dressing cases rapidly gaining popularity during the 1830’s and 1840’s, the interior fittings reflected this gendered influence; the glass bottles and jars were more decoratively and ornately cut, and the silver mounts were often engraved, gilded, chased, pierced or inlaid (sometimes with corals, amber, turquoise and even gold). Practicality started to take second place to aesthetics and overt displays of opulence. Less, certainly wasn’t more when it came to the contents of a dressing case. The more bottles fitted, then the more expensive and indeed desirable the dressing case became.