Technical Description
An antique 18th-century ale glass dating to c1760.
It has a round funnel bowl with a foliate and flower engraved band around the rim. Sits on a single series opaque twist stem consisting of a pair of spiral gauzes. Conical foot.
Comments
This is actually a rare glass. The vast majority of opaque twist ale glasses from the 18th century have no engravings. Your are more liable to find some form of moulding than you are engraving, and when you do find engravings it is almost always, Hops and Barley.
It is most unusual to find a foliate and flower engraved ale glass. Its also a single series which is around 1-10 ratio compared to double series (for opaque twists) so taking everything into concideration, its a very fine example.
Date & Origin
England, c1760. Period of George III.
Condition
Excellent, no chips cracks or restoration.
Dimensions
Height: 19.7cm Rim diameter: 6.2cm Foot diameter: 7.4cm
Historical Relevance
George III was born on 4 June 1738 in London, the eldest son of Frederick, Prince of Wales, and Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha.
He became heir to the throne on the death of his father in 1751, succeeding his grandfather, George II, in 1760. He was the third Hanoverian monarch and the first one to be born in England and to use English as his first language
