Technical Description
An 18th-century opaque twist wine glass with a round funnel bowl with four lynn rings. Rests upon a double series opaque twist stem consisting of 12-ply spiral band outside a pair of spiral tapes. Conical foot with a snapped pontil.
Ex Geoffrey Walton Collection
Date & Origin
England, c1760. Period of George III.
Condition
Excellent, no chips cracks or restoration
Dimensions
Height: 14cm Rim diameter: 5cm Foot diameter: 6.3cm
Historical Relevance
Hand-blown around the time the first patent for a one-piece pencil with eraser was issued to American inventor J. Rechendorf of New York City.