Wine Glass, 1 of 6
Dateca. 1770
OriginEngland
MediumColorless lead glass
DimensionsOH: 5 1/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1980-109,1
DescriptionSmall cup-shaped bowl cut with small semicircles of horizontal orientation (alternating upward and downward curves). Center band of bowl cut with concentric diamonds with quatrefoil centers. Straight stem cut with hexagonal facets. Plain conical foot.Label TextBritish stemware evolved dramatically during the eighteenth century. Early glasses featured bold knops. Gradually, emphasis shifted from the shape of the stem to the decorative possibilities offered by the inclusion of interlaced strands of trapped air or colored glass. In time, exterior surfaces were ornamented with facets cuts like those seen on this example.
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1760-1765
1745-1770
1700-1735
ca. 1760
ca. 1750
ca. 1770
ca. 1700
ca. 1760
ca. 1760
1760-1780
ca. 1800
1800-1815