Georgian Wrythen Moulded Dram Glass c1760

Description

Heading : Georgian dram glass
Period : George II / George III – c1760
Origin : England 
Colour : Clear 
Bowl : Trumpet with wrythen moulding
Stem : Moulded knop
Foot : Conical
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead 
Size : 9 cm height. 6.5 cm diameter bowl. 6.7cm diameter foot 
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks 
Restoration : None 
Weight: 105 grams 

This fails the 18th century spoon test. We have tried ro reach the bottom of the glass with silver teaspoons made in 1741. 1783 and 1811 all with narrow bowls. The largest spoon with which we were able to reach the bottom of the bowl was a mustard spoon with an 11mm diameter bowl. This would be impractical to use as the capacity of the glass is more than seventy times that of the spoon. The proof is in the pudding.