This is a large late Georgian, engraved glass tumbler dating from the early part of the 19th century, c1820. Such glasses were probably used for small beer, the lightly alcoholic drink that those who could afford it chose to drink instead of the water, which carried so many pathogens (and which were destroyed by the boiling process used to make beer).
The glass is in excellent condition for its age. It shows age related wear and tear to the rim of the base commensurate with some 200 years of use. It has a rough pontil mark on the underside of the base.
The glass is bucket-shaped, measuring 12.3 cm (4.9 inches) in diameter at the upper rim. The bowl is engraved with a series of three tulip-shaped flowers. The glass ends in a base that measures 7.7 cm (3.1 inches) in diameter. The glass is 14.8 cm (5.9 inches) in height. There are no chips, cracks, significant scratches or any obvious evidence of restoration. It has a large bubble which has burst on the inside of the bowl leaving a scar, but which cannot be felt on the outside of the glass.
It weighs in at 310 g. (~ 11 oz.).
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