SOLD – George III Engraved Ale Glass c1760

Description

Heading : Georgian engraved ale glass
Date : c1760
Period : George III
Origin : England
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Conical
Bowl Features : Engraved with hops and barley  
Stem : Shoulder ball knop and basal knop
Foot : Conical and folded
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 5 inches tall with 2 1/8 inch bowl and 2 3/8 inch foot  
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks
Restoration : None
Weight : 81 grams
 

Additional Information : 18th century drinking glass was all hand blown and annealed and thus many are not vertical . This glass has quite a noticeable tilt or lean. This would have occurred during the cooling process after blowing; Such glasses would be used as cullet and not decorated. so in its own way this has done well to survive
 

References : Eighteenth Century English Drinking Glasses an Illustrated Guide by L.M Bickerton – Page 252 Plate 784.

Dwarf Ale Glasses and their Victorian Successors by Stephen Parry – Page 4.