19th Century Ehrenfeld Passglas c1890

Description

Heading : 19th century passglas
Date : c1890
Origin : Cologne. Germany
Period : 19th century
Colour : Pale green
Bowl : An elongated wrythen bowl coming to an octagonal rim with three pieces of applied ribbed trailing
Foot : Entirely folded conical
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 24.5cm tall with a 6.5cm bowl and an 8.5cm foot
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks
Restoration : None
Weight : 208 grams

Ehrenfeld glass from Cologne were masters of producing glass in medieval and early styles. A passglass ( matching glass) is usually decorated with a series of horizontal bands. These would be used to measure what had been consumed possibly during a drinking game. The German equivalent of “taking you down a peg or two”

A 17th century passglas can be found here http://www.cmog.org/artwork/tall-beaker-passglas?search=collection%3Aacc5ed37163a0d68afc4944ff2165dc7&page=4