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Glaciers.
Ornamental vessels for holding ice. They formed s part of all superb dinner and dessert services, especially if prepared for foreign countries. Wine bottles, possibly glasses, were placed within them. Fine examples are extant in jasper. The glaciers of the famed Russian service were painted in enamel with the choicest landscapes.