19th Century Sunderland Ale Glass c1865

Description

Heading : 19th Century Sunderland Ale Glass c1865
Period : Victorian
Origin : England
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Elongated round funnel
Stem : Abbreviated baluster over a broad rounded basal merese
Foot : Substantial. low conical
Pontil : Broad polished
Glass Type : Flint
Size : 18.8 cm high – 6.9 cm diameter rim – 8.4 cm diameter foot
Condition : Excellent; no chips. cracks or flakes; some mineral inclusions to the bowl and a small abraided area at the base of the bowl
Restoration : none
Weight: 387 grams

References : Glasses of a very similar form and dimensions are attributed by the Victoria & Albert museum to a specific glass-house in Sunderland – Turnbull’s Cornhill Flint Glass works based at Southwick.

Add a bottle of Vaux’s ale for regional authenticity.