18th Century Wine Goblet c1775

Description

Heading : A Georgian plain stemmed wine goblet
Date : c1775
Period : George III
Origin : English
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Large pointed funnel
Bowl Features : Plain
Stem : Plain
Foot : Conical
Pontil : Snapped 
Type : Lead
Size : 19.8cm tall with a 8.6cm bowl and 9.1cm foot  
Condition : Excellent
Restoration : None
Weight :  374grams

This is a leviathan amongst 18th century wine glasses. The capacity of glasses in the 18th century fluctuated after the heavy balusters with the advent of taxation. phylloxera and fashion