Antique Victorian Sugar bowl with lid large EAPG flattened finecut

Rare Victorian sugar bowl with lid
Rim chip and rough areas - nothing particularly visible.

Have you ever wondered why Victorian pattern glass sugar bowls are so large? Indeed, because of their size many pattern glass sugar bowls are displayed in antiques markets as “candy dishes”.
Before the refining process was perfected, it was not possible to produce sugar in granules because the high moisture content caused the crystals to clump together. And so sugar in the early Victorian home was in the form of loaves or blocks which had to be broken up for use. Our Great - Great - Great Grandmas had to shave off the amount of sugar they needed.... and a large container was required to hold the rest of the block. If the sugar was not already white, she had to clarify it for recipes. Sugar was also very expensive.

6 1/8” tall
Footed.
Maker unknown
1 handle appears to be repaired. Please see all photos