This is a Georgian incised twist stem wine glass dating from the mid 18th century, c1755. Although made from soda glass L.M.Bickerton features an almost identical glass in his book “Eighteenth Century English Drinking Glasses” on plate 527, so possibly blown in England.
The glass is in excellent condition for its age. It shows age related wear and tear to the rim of the foot and the rim of the bowl consistent with some 250 years of use. There is a rough pontil mark on the underside of the foot.
The glass has a thistle-shaped bowl measuring 6.8 cm (2.7 inches) in diameter at the rim. The bowl is plain and sits on an incised twist stem and a conical, folded foot that measures 7.7 cm (3.1 inches) in diameter. The glass is 16.6 cm (6.6 inches) in height. There are no chips, cracks, significant scratches or any obvious evidence of restoration. There are a few tiny inclusions and tiny unburst bubbles in the metal of the bowl and foot, all dating from manufacture, and typical of the soda glass of the period.
Soda glass, it weighs in at 105 g. (~ 3 3/4 oz.).
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