Description
Heading : Very large plain stem Georgian wine glass goblet
Period : George II – c1740
Origin : England
Colour : Clear with dark hue
Bowl : Drawn trumpet
Stem : Plain
Foot : Conical. folded
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 17cm height. 11.2cm diameter bowl. 10.4cm diameter foot
Condition : No chips or cracks. a few air bubbles in the bowl from manufacture.
Restoration : None
Weight: 395
The very large bowl of this glass makes it suitable for modern drinkers who tend to prefer a larger glass. The price of wine had a huge impact on the size of Georgian wine glasses and this was influenced by war. taxes. disease and the resultant bad harvest.
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