Date & Origin
England, c1720. Period of George I.
Condition
Excellent, age-related wear as shown.
Dimensions
Height: 12.4cm Rim diameter: 6cm Foot diameter: 6.4cm.
Weight
231 grams
Technical Description
An early 18th century baluster toastmaster glass. A heavily deceptive trumpet bowl rests upon a baluster stem featuring a teared ball knop. The piece is supported by a folded conical foot with a rough pontil. The same form can be seen in Eighteenth Century Drinking Glasses by LM Bickerton Page 67 Plate 63.
Historical Relevance
Hand-blown around the time the Black Watch was raised as a military company to aid the pacification of the Scottish Highlands following the Jacobite rebellion of 1715.
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