Tumbler
Dateca. 1770
OriginEngland
MediumLead glass
DimensionsOH: 4 1/4"
OD: 3 3/8" (body at widest point)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1976-40
DescriptionTumbler: Colorless lead glass beaker or tumbler of slightly flared body with heavy base and rough pontil mark. Wheel engraved around the waist of the piece with, "JOHN WILKES ESQr" (short engraved slashes between each word and superscript "r") above crossed leafy flowering branches tied at the center with ribbon.InscribedWheel engraved around the waist of the piece with, "JOHN • WILKES • ESQr" (superscript r).
ProvenanceMaureen Thompson (antique dealer, 34 Kensington Church Street, London) bid on behalf of Colonial Williamsburg and acquired this piece at Christie's, London, February 16, 1776, Lot 74.
