18th Century Firing Glass 1780

Description

Heading : A late 18th Century Firing Glass
Date: c 1780
Period: George III
Origin : England
Colour : Clear 
Bowl : Funnel. with pucella marks
Stem : Short plain
Foot : Thickened conical
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead 
Size :  9.7cm height.  5.8cm diameter bowl. 7.1cm diameter foot 
Condition : Very good. no chips or cracks. a couple of tiny bubbles to the foot and a rather uneven (but smooth) joint between foot and stem; mossing to the base
Restoration : None 
Weight:  208 grams