Large 18th Century Plain Stem Wine Goblet

Description

Heading : Georgian wine goblet
Date : Second half of the 18th century
Period : George II – George III
Origin : England
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Large round funnel
Stem : Plain
Foot : Conical
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 15.9cm tall with an 8.6cm bowl and an 8.6cm foot
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks. clean and clear
Restoration : None
Weight : 315 grams

Additional Information : The capacity of wine glass bowls tracks the true cost of wine and both taxes imposed on glass itself and fashion. This glass is an anomaly in that it was manufactured at a time when the propensity was for smaller bowls. It was not until the end of the Napoleonic wars that wine glasses began to increase in size.