A Deceptive Toastmasters Glass c1880

Description

Heading : A toastmasters glass
Period : Victoria c1880
Origin : England 
Colour : Clear 
Bowl : Thick walled funnel. A band of seven polished lenses above seven triangular slice cuts
Stem : Plain
Foot : Low conical
Pontil : Polished out gadget mark
Glass Type : Lead 
Size :  11.1cm height.  6.0cm diameter bowl. 5.5cm diameter foot 
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks 
Restoration : None 
Weight:  198grams 

Seven is an unusual number for the glass maker to deploy. unless this was produced for a free mason. Seven is a highly significant number within freemasonry.