Antique Georgian 18th Century Wrythen Moulded Ale Glass c1780

£55.00 $69.36 Product Code: 2018072529

Date & Origin 

England, c1780. Period of George III.

Condition

Excellent, age-related wear as shown.

Dimensions 

Height: 12.6cm Rim Diameter: 6.7cm Foot Diameter: 6.7cm.

Weight

158 grams

Technical Description 

A conical bowl with well defined wrythen moulding.The moulding continues from the bowl over the shoulder and basal knops. This rests upon a conical foot with a rough pontil.

Historical Relevance 

The heavy lead glass and deep hue are indicative of its origin and period. Hand-blown around the time South Carolina became the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation, and around the death of Captain James Cook on the 14th of February 1779.

Relevant References

English, Scottish & Irish Table Glass By G. Bernard Hughes – Page 217 Figure 171.

Glass By E. Barrington Haynes – Plate 62i and 63a.

Starting to Collect Antique Glass By John Sandon – Page 93.

An Illustrated Dictionary of Glass By Harold Newman – Page 348.

Dwarf Ale Glasses and their Victorian Successors By Stephen Parry – Page 2

 

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