An Engraved Georgian Ale Glass c1780

Heading : Engraved ale glass c1780
Period : c1780
Origin : England 
Colour : Clear 
Bowl : Round funnel
Stem : Plain
Foot : Conical
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead 
Size :  13.7cm height.  5.3cm diameter bowl. 6.5cm diameter foot 
Condition : Very good. a tear shaped bubble in the foot from manufacture
Restoration : None 
Weight:  138 grams 

An 18th century ale glass attractively wheel engraved with hops and barley.  A classic glass from a few decades after Hogarth’s engraving ‘Beer Street’ endorsed the qualities of drinking ale over the evils of ‘Gin Lane’.