Georgian Ale Glass With Folded Foot c1750

Description

Heading : Georgian ale glass
Period : George II – c1750
Origin : England 
Colour : Clear. good grey hue
Bowl : Round funnel 
Stem : Plain 
Foot : Folded conical 
Pontil : Snapped 
Glass Type : Lead 
Size : 13 cm height. 5.6 cm diameter bowl. 6.2 cm diameter foot 
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks . There are several pieces of clinker trapped in the foot
Restoration : None 
Weight: 125 grams 

Clinker may be pieces of undissolved silica sand. potash. sodium carbonate. galena or just soot. charcoal or coal. These inclusions are common in early glass.