Georgian Air Beaded Dram Glass on Domed Foot c1750

Description

Heading : 18th century dram glass with a domed foot
Date : c1750
Origin : England
Colour : Clear
Bowl : A Petal moulded bell bowl
Stem : Air beaded knop
Foot : A petal moulded domed foot
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 10.2cm tall with a 6.2cm bowl and a 5.5cm foot
Condition : Fine
Restoration : None
Weight : 144 grams

Additional Information : You can see a similar form in the reference below. A short stemmed examples are often mistaken for jelly glasses. L.M Bickerton assures us otherwise

References : Eighteenth Century English drinking glasses an Illustrated Guide. By L.M Bickerton – Page 258 Plate 807