Absinthe Glass Goblet
£22.95
Green Dead's Head Moth Absinthe wine glass from Nemesis Now. Beautifully made in hand-painted cast resin and with a glass goblet inserted, the Art Nouveau styling perfectly captures the decadent atmosphere of fin de siècle Paris.
Absinthe traditionally has a natural green color and is commonly referred to in historical literature as la fée verte, "the green fairy", a phrase that appears on the lettering on the stem of this goblet.
The goblet is 20cm (8 inches) tall.
Absinthe originated in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland in the late 18th century. It rose to great popularity as an alcoholic drink in late 19th- and early 20th-century France, particularly among Parisian artists and writers. The consumption of absinthe was opposed by social conservatives and prohibitionists, partly due to its association with bohemian culture. From Europe and the Americas, notable absinthe drinkers included Ernest Hemingway, James Joyce, Charles Baudelaire, Paul Verlaine, Arthur Rimbaud, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Amedeo Modigliani, Pablo Picasso, Vincent van Gogh, Oscar Wilde, Marcel Proust, Aleister Crowley, Erik Satie, Edgar Allan Poe and Lord Byron.
| Size: | 20cm (8 inches) tal |
|---|---|
| Colors | As pictured |
| Material | Glass; cold-cast resin. |
