Georgian Kit-Cat Baluster Wine Glass c1740

Heading : 18th century baluster wine glass .
Date : c1740
Period :  George II
Origin : England
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Drawn trumpet
Stem : Inverted baluster knop with air tear and a further air tear within the stem
Foot : Conical and folded
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size :   16.5cm tall. 6.6cm bowl. 7.2cm foot
Condition : Excellent
Restoration : None
Weight : 153g

A form associated with the Kit-Cat club.

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.