Engraved Double Knop Air Twist Stem Ale Glass c1750

Description

Heading : Engraved double knop air twist Georgian ale glass
Period : George II – c1750
Origin : England
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Round funnel with slightly everted rim. engraved with hops and barley
Stem : Multi spiral air twist with flattened knop and angular knop
Foot : Conical
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size :  20.8cm height. 5.6cm diameter bowl. 7.5cm diameter foot
Condition : There is a small (3x2mm) U shaped manufacturing blemish in the foot rim. The edges are rounded and this can only have been formed when the glass was hot
Restoration : None
Weight: 189 grams