Glass has been used for tableware for centuries going back to ancient times. Some of the earliest forms of glass tableware date back to around 1450 BC in Mesopotamia. Glasses, jars and bottles made out of glass were prevalent in ancient Egypt as well. However, glassmaking was an expensive process until improvements were made to glass furnaces and production became more efficient. By the 1st century AD, glassblowing was developed which allowed craftsmen to produce glass objects into molds by ... Read more
