SOLD – Georgian Bonnet Glass c1780

Description

Heading : Bonnet glass
Period : George III
Date : c1780
Origin : English
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Ogee
Bowl Features : Nut moulded. presents as a diamond pattern
Stem : Rudimentary
Foot : Conical  
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 3 inches tall with 2 1/4 inch bowl and 2 inch foot   
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks
Restoration : None
Weight: 140 grams

We have never liked the purpose as described by Corning for Monteith and Bonnet glasses. Certainly very large Monteith glasses with notched rims were used as wine rinsers. Literature says that Monteith glasses were named after a Scotsman Montrigh who wore a coat with a scalloiped hem. This is a bonnet glass. not a Monteith and it is not a rinser. Some authors state that they were used for servinge dried or candied fruits or spices. Personally they serve most very well with a wee nip of whiksy.

https://www.cmog.org/glass-dictionary/monteith

References :

Miller’s Glass Buyers Guide – Page 85.