A Fine Georgian Plain Stem Wine Glass c1750

Description

Heading : A Fine Georgian Plain Stem Wine Glass
Period : George II
Origin : England 
Colour : Clear with grey -violet hue
Bowl : Drawn trumpet
Stem : Plain
Foot : Conical
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead 
Size :  16.2cm height.  6.3cm diameter bowl. cm diameter foot 
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks 
Restoration : None 
Weight:  235grams 

This glass was over doped when made. A little too much manganese oxide was added. “Glass makers soap” was used to remove iron compounds in the melt