Concord
Item #
1667
Categories $100 Gifts, Art Glass
$50.00 – $240.00
Purple and White glass are used in this natural teardrop shape. Bubbles are added along the coils for added dimension and the design is cased in clear glass.
The Concord grape was developed by Ephraim Wales Bull in Concord, Massachusetts 1849.
In 1853, Bull’s grape won first place at the Boston Horticultural Society Exhibition and introduced it to the market in 1854.
in 1869 Dr. Thomas Bramwell Welch developed the first Concord grape juice using the process of pasteurization, which prevented fermentation.
Welch originally introduced the juice to his church for use during communion.