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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ValerieK, post: 3718545, member: 7360&quot;]I&#039;m hoping someone can help me with this item, a bit of a puzzle.&nbsp; It is a beautiful but perhaps not very useful covered sweetmeat or comport dish.&nbsp; I know that it is Anglo-Irish in style, and an expert told me it is not the original Georgian but a Victorian revival or the style, altjhough that covers two thirds of a century!&nbsp; It is about 12&quot; tall including the lid, and has a wonderful sparkle in the light, although the glass is very thick and heavy.&nbsp; I would be pleaased to pin down the date a bit more closely, but my main query is about the etching on one facet of the cover.&nbsp; It took me a long time to notice it, but it has what looks like a monk (or possibly saint) etched into one of the surfaces, very difficult to photograph.&nbsp; The figure is an elderly, bearded man in long robes, possibly with a large cross and a staff.&nbsp; Could this dish have been engraved to order, for perhaps a Catholic parish office, or a monastery?&nbsp; A religious setting seems odd for such an indulgent piece of glass, but I wouldn&#039;t know!&nbsp; The fifth photo shows the monk more clearly when held to the light of my halogen heater, the grill pattern is showing through.&nbsp; Any ideas?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]312782[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]312783[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]312784[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]312786[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]312785[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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