A 19th Century Port or Dram Glass c1820

Description

Heading : A fine 19th century blaze cut drinking glass
Period : George III- George IV
Origin : England 
Colour : Clear 
Bowl : Double ogee with a deep band of polished blaze cutting
Stem : Merese collar. medial annular knop and cushion
Foot : Conical
Pontil : Broad polished
Glass Type : Lead 
Size :  8.7cm height.  5.8cm diameter bowl. 7.8cm diameter foot 
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks 
Restoration : None 
Weight:  154 grams 

The design pattern for having sets of wine and drinking glasses of the same rudimentary form with incrementally reduced capacity first started in the late 19th century. Trade advertisements distinguish between white and red wine glasses. Bucket and double ogee bowls were fashionable during the first quarter of the century. So where are the bucket bowl wine glasses ? They are nowadays referred to as rummers.

Most glasses of this specific form are decorated with bands of fine diamonds set between prismatic cuts. Some may be Irish but when the cutting is of this standard it was most likely to have been made in the North West of England.