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Dram glass

Dateca. 1770

OriginEngland

MediumLead glass

DimensionsOH: 4 1/4" OD: 2 15/16"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1967-316

DescriptionDram or firing glass: pointed rounded funnel bowl with vertical slightly spiraling ribbing from bottom to mid-way up the side of the bowl. The rim engraved in block letters in the round, "THE KING & THE FRIENDS OF HIS MAJESTYS AMERICAN / LOYALISTS" with traces of gilding remaining in letters. Bowl on a short (1 1/2" tall) cylindrical stem, slightly narrower in the middle. Opaque white glaze column inside 4 single-ply spiral twists, also white. Heavy and thick (5/16" tall) firing foot. Three part glass: bowl, stem, foot.
Inscribed"THE KING & THE FRIENDS OF HIS MAJESTYS AMERICAN/LOYALISTS"
ProvenanceIllustrated: COUNTRY LIFE, June 15, 1967 (No. 141, Nos. 3661-3669. May-June, 1967), p. 1523.
Source: Spink and Son, 5.6.7 King Street, St. James's, London, SW1, England