Antique 19th Century Engraved Glass Serving Bottle or Decanter c.1860

This is an excellent mid 19th Century antique red serving bottle or decater which has its original hexagonal stopper engraved with fruiting vine, this engraving continuing down and around the bottle with a polished pontil on the base. High quality English example. Date & Origin:- England, c1860. Period of Victoria. Historical Context:- Benjamin Henry perfects the Henry rifle which was manufactured by the New Haven Arms Company, and used in considerable numbers by certain Union army units in the American Civil War. Confederates called the Henry "that damned Yankee rifle that they load on Sunday and shoot all week!"