Georgian Half Wrythened Ale Glass c1750

Description

Heading : Ale Glass
Date : c1750
Period : George II
Origin : English
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Conical with half wrythen moulding
Stem : Wrythen moulded
Foot : Conical
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 14cm tall.   7cm bowl and 7cm foot
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks
Restoration : None
Weight: 125 grams

References :

English Drinking Glasses by Ronald Gabriel – Page 33 Plate 24

Eighteenth Century English Drinking Glasses an Illustrated Guide By L.M Bickerton – Page 249 Plate 774.

Miller’s Glass Buyers Guide – Page 144.

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.