Georgian Firing Glass with Deceptive Bowl c1800

Description

Heading : Georgian firing glass with deceptive bowl
Period : c1775- 1825
Origin : England
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Deceptive round funnel
Stem : Plain
Foot : Firing
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 10cm height, 4.7cm diameter bowl, 6.9cm
Condition : No chips or cracks, slight rock owing to the protuberance of the pontil. Traces of iron from the punty in the pontil scar
Restoration : None
Weight: 262 grams

Additional Information : Short measures are nothing new. Rather than being deceived the user of a deceptive glass was intending to deceive fellow drinkers.