Very Rare Form Baluster Kit-Cat Gin Glass c1725

Description

Heading : Very Rare Form Baluster Gin Glass
Period : George I- George II c1725
Origin : England
Colour : Clear. mid grey tone
Bowl : Drawn trumpet
Stem : Baluster knop above a ball knop cushion. air tear in ball knop
Foot : Domed and folded
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size :  Height 12.7cm. bowl 5.0 . foot 5.7
Condition : Excellent
Restoration : None
Weight: 102g

Gin first rose to popularity following the arrival of William of Orange in 1688. This form is frequently described as being of Kit-Cat type. Glasses of similar form are depicted within a painting by William Hogarth of the the members of the Kit-Cat club. The portraits by Godfrey Kneller of some members also feature similar form glasses.

The club took its name from the host of the Trumpet Tavern on Shire Lane. Christopher ( Kit) Catt and his mutton pies known and Kit Cats. The site is now occupied by The Royal Courts of Justice. the skullduggery continues.