Two Late 18th Century Rib Moulded Jelly Glasses c1790

Description

Heading : Two Late 18th Century Rib Moulded Jelly or Dram Glasses
Date :c1790
Period :George III
Origin : English
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Trumpet
Bowl Features : Moulded ribs with a wrythen twist to the topmost. flared half an inch or so
Stem : Ribbed cushion knop too both
Foot : Conical
Pontil : Partly polished
Type : Lead
Size : 9.4 and 9.6 cm tall; 6.4 and 6.1 cm bowls’ 5.3 and 4.8 cm feet  
Condition : Excellent – inclusions and bubbles to the shorter glass. large bubble to the foot and manufacturing creases to the taller one
Restoration : None
Weight :  186 grams combined

The taller of the two glases fails the spoon test. Even the narrowest 18th century spoon we have with a 7mm diameter bowl does not reach the bottom until it becomes stuck. This does imply that this could be a dram glass .