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Excerpt from Old Irish Glass Dublin copy of Bristol Two handled Cup and Cover, circa 1780. (mrs. Day) Waterford Giant Turnover Round Bowl and Dish, circa 1815. (mrs. Rea) Waterford deep Step-cut Dish, circa 1825. (mrs. O'liver) Waterford Step -cut Dishes with fan handles, circa 1820. (mrs. Hall) Munster Banqueting Tazze, 1790 - 1810. (mrs. Hall) About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.