Technical Description
A fine 18th-century air twist wine glass. It has a bell bowl above a multi spiral air twist stem with a shoulder inverted baluster swelling knop and a central angular swelling knop. Conical foot.
If you would like to learn more about 18th-century drinking glasses then there are a few article links below which may help.
Identification of Antique Drinking Glasses | The English Air Twist
Outlander Drinking Glasses | Which glasses did the cast use & how accurate were they?
Date & Origin
England, c1750. Period of George II.
Condition
No chips, cracks, or restoration.
Dimensions
Height: 15.8cm
Rim diameter: 6.1cm
Foot diameter: 6.9cm
Historical Context
Hand-blown around the time of the 1745 Jacobite Rebellion, led by Charles Edward Stuart.
