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Extensive services became increasingly popular by the end of the 19th century. Such services might include up to seven or eight goblets, each for a different drink. This example is for port, a rich wine fortified with brandy and usually taken at the end of the meal. Increasing mechanisation of manufacture and decoration reduced the price of such sets, making even the most elaborate designs affordable to a wider audience.<br><br> <b>Materials & Making</b><br>Etching glass by drawing a pattern in a layer of wax on the surface of the glass and then plunging it into hydrofluoric acid was first practised in the late 18th century. The process was developed commercially in the 1840s. By 1861 John Northwood (1836-1909) and James Northwood (1839-1915) at Wordsley, West Midlands, were among the first major producers to use it extensively. They had earlier invented the template etching machine for inscribing the pattern through the wax. With the invention in 1864 of a gear-driven, geometric etching machine, interlocking patterns such as loops or the ever-popular 'Greek key' border patterns were applied to virtually all table glass. 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In fact, though still placed on the table, the use of it seems to be restricted to a few old gentlemen, who cannot give up their customary drink. George the Fourth declared for sherry, and I cannot help thinking he was right.\"\n9024\"","date":{"text":"27/03/2003","earliest":"2003-03-27","latest":"2003-03-27"}}],"partNumbers":["C.38-2000"],"accessionNumberNum":"38","accessionNumberPrefix":"C","accessionYear":2000,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":["2019LP7354","2019LR5854","2019LV6715"],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-22","recordCreationDate":"2000-07-05","availableToBook":false}}