Kit-Cat Baluster Stem Georgian Wine Glass c1740

Description

Heading : Kit-Cat baluster stem 18th century wine glass
Period : George II – c1740 
Origin : England 
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Trumpet 
Stem : Balustroid
Stem Features : Plain section above an inverted baluster knop – large air tear
Foot : Folded conical 
Pontil : Snapped 
Glass Type : Lead
Size :  16.1cm height. 6.8cm diameter bowl. 7.8cm diameter foot 
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks 
Restoration : None 
Weight: 155 grams 

References : Eighteenth Century English drinking glasses an Illustrated Guide. By L.M Bickerton – Page 81 Plate 117.

Early 18^th-Century English Glass By Frank Davis – Page 19.

Glass By Geoffrey Wills – Page 22 Plate 14.

The History of Glass By Dan Klein and Ward Lloyd – Page 132.