{"product_id":"antique-french-glass-cloche-a-salade-hand-blown-pale-green-19th-century","title":"Antique French Glass Garden Cloche | Hand-Blown Pale Green | 19th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe size is what makes this antique French glass garden cloche so good. It is broad, low and beautifully generous... made to cover more than one little seedling. You can imagine it in a potager in the early morning with the pale green glass catching the light while lettuces, herbs or tender young plants wake up underneath. It has that wonderful French garden feeling: practical, handmade and somehow very beautiful without trying.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis form is known in France as a cloche à salade, a salad cloche, because it was made wide and shallow to protect lettuces and other delicate garden plants. At 45 centimeters across the base, it is broader than the melon cloches which appear more often on the market. It would have helped shelter tender young leaves from late frost, snails and other garden trouble while still letting in light and warmth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis example likely dates from the late 19th century and was hand blown in pale green glass. The proof of the handwork is easy to see. Tiny trapped bubbles move through the glass, faint swirls catch the light and the rolled rim has the slight irregularity you hope to find in old garden glass. It feels substantial, but still wonderfully alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe knob at the top still carries its original pontil mark, left from the making process rather than ground away. That small detail matters. It gives the piece a direct connection to the glassblower who made it and separates it from modern molded garden cloches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday, it would still be beautiful in the garden over herbs, lettuces, strawberries or young plants. Indoors, it would be just as lovely on a farmhouse table or sideboard over lemons, pears, market tomatoes or a simple bowl of seasonal fruit. It brings light, color and the feeling of an old French potager into the home or garden.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53693697655127,"sku":"OUT-021","price":1145.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/hand-blown-french-garden-cloche-pale-green-2.jpg?v=1788802516","url":"https:\/\/theprovencecollection.com\/en-us\/products\/antique-french-glass-cloche-a-salade-hand-blown-pale-green-19th-century","provider":"The Provence Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}