Regency Glass Rummer c1815

Description

Heading : A heavy and engraved Georgian rummer glass
Period : George II
Date : c1815
Origin : England
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Ogee. diamond point engraved G Wiffen 17
Stem : Capstan
Foot : Conical
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size :   12.4cms tall. bowl 8.3cms foot 7.3cms
Condition : Scratched inside the bowl
Restoration : None
Weight : 344g

The name Wiffen has a significant population cluster around Braintree in Essex. There were two G Wiffens resident during the period 1801 to 1851 in Bocking.