Technical Description
An 18th-century Balustroid wine glass. It has a bell bowl above a shoulder cushion knop, inverted baluster and basal knop. Conical folded foot with snapped pontl.
Date & Origin
England, c1740. Period of George II.
Condition
Excellent, age-related wear as shown.
Dimensions
Height: 15.2cm Rim diameter: 5.8cm Foot diameter: 6.5cm.
Historical Relevance
Hand-blown around the time King George I died on his way to Hanover in1727. His son, George, Prince of Wales, became King George II of Great Britain.
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