A Flamiform Ale Glass c1740

Heading : Flamiform ale glass  
Date : c1740
Period :  George I
Origin : English
Colour : Clear. excellent grey metal
Bowl : Conical
Bowl Features : Fine flamiform moulding with pronounced points
Stem : Wrythen moulded ball shoulder knop and half knop cushion.
Foot : Conical folded
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 12.6cm tall. 5.3 cm bowl and 6.4cm foot
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks
Restoration : None
Weight : 126 Grams

Similar glasses may be seen in English Glass- Sydney Compton plate 24. Compton is adamant that the “heavy gadrooning” is indicative of an earlier date possibly late 17th century. In English Glass by RJ Charleston he too plumps for an earlier date based on the heavy moulding. There is considerable variance with many other authors. Our view is that this example was made between 1725 and 1750. The colour and high lime induced soapy feel are indicative of a date earlier within the range given.

References :

English Glass By Ward Lock – Page 93 Plate 24.

Old English Drinking Glasses Their Chronology and Sequence By Grant R. Francis F.S.A – Page 5 Plate II.4.

Glass By E. Barrington Haynes – Plate 63b.

Miller’s Glass Buyers Guide – Page 134.

The Turnbull Collection of English 18^th Century Drinking Glasses By Martine S. Newby – Page 11.

Dwarf Ale Glasses and their Victorian Successors By Stephen Parry – Page 2.

English Glass By Sydney Crompton – Plate 24.