Eden Hall
Preserved but no longer current.
The luck of Eden Hall. An enamelled drinking-glass, made probably in Venice m the 10th century, in the possession of the Musgrave family at Eden Hall, Cumberland, and traditionally supposed to be endowed with fortune-bringing properties. The tale is that it was taken from St.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Eden Hall” mean?
The luck of Eden Hall. An enamelled drinking-glass, made probably in Venice m the 10th century, in the possession of the Musgrave family at Eden Hall, Cumberland, and traditionally supposed to be endowed with fortune-bringing properties. The tale is that it was taken from St.
Is “Eden Hall” formal or informal?
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