Engraved Blue Rim Glass Tumbler c1835

Description

Heading : A Georgian blue rimmer glas tuumbler
Date : c1835
Period : William IV
Origin : England
Colour : Clear. good hue
Bowl : Blue rim. Diamond point engraved ROUNDTHORN 1840. A Wheel engraved bird perched on a branch
Pontil : Broaf off centre polished pontil
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 8cm tall.   8cm bowl and 7cm foot
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks
Restoration : None
Weight :  159 grams

We attended a wedding in Penrith and can advide that Roundthorn is on the outskirts of the rather pretty market town. It was common place for people to add their own diamond point engraving. The mixture of engraving methods strongly indicates that the Roundthorn 1840 was added at a later date and the the place was of significant importance to the engraver.

Were this a hostelry called “Roundthorn” then experience dictates that the engraved would have specified “The Roundthorn”