Technical Description
A superb 18th century firing dram glass with a drawn trumpet bowl with a short plain stem. The large thick firing foot.
Ex Geoffrey Walton Collection
Date & Origin
England, c1770. Period of George III.
Condition
Excellent, age-related wear as shown. No chips cracks or restoration
Dimensions
Height: 9.3cm Rim diameter: 5.2cm, Foot diameter: 6.7cm.
Historical Relevance
Hand-blown around the time of the Boston Tea Party on the 16th of December 1773.
Relevant References
Miller’s Glass Buyers Guide – Page 145.
English Glass By Ward Lock – Page 133 Plate 75.
Old English Drinking Glasses Their Chronology and Sequence By Grant R. Francis F.S.A – Plate 243
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