SOLD – Georgian Folded Foot Plain Stem Wine Glass c1740

Description

Heading : Plain Stem Wine  Glass
Date : c1740
Period : George II
Origin : England
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Round Funnel
Stem : Plain
Foot : Conical folded
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 6 1/4 inches tall with a 2 1/8 inch bowl and 2 ¾ inch foot
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks
Restoration : None
Weight: 154 grams

18th century lead glass is the ancestor of modern crystal wine glasses. They may be diminutive but these small wine glasses were highly prized and made to withstand the test of time. The folded foot simply reduced the susceptability to chipping the foot and it still works today.

References :            

Eighteenth Century English drinking glasses an Illustrated Guide. By L.M Bickerton – Page 141 Plate 354.

English Table Glass By Percy Bate – Plate 24.