Georgian Plain Stem Wine Glass c1750

Description

Heading : 18th century plain stem wine glass
Date : c1750
Period : George II
Origin : England
Colour : Clear
Bowl : A drawn conical bowl
Stem : Plain with an air tear
Foot : Conical
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 16.5cm tall with a 7.9cm bowl and an 8cm foot
Condition : Very good
Restoration : None
Weight : 143 grams

References : Eighteenth Century English drinking glasses an Illustrated Guide. By L.M Bickerton – Page 139 Plate 345.

Old English Drinking Glasses Their Chronology and Sequence By Grant R. Francis F.S.A – Plate 14. 67 and 68.

The Arthur Negus Guide To British Glass By John Brooks – Page 35 Plate 17.

Miller’s Glass Buyers Guide – Page 109.