Date & Origin
England, c1740. Period of George II.
Condition
Excellent, age-related wear as shown.
Dimensions
Height: 17.3cm Rim diameter: 6.9cm Foot diameter: 7.9cm.
Weight
135 grams
Technical Description
A superb 18th century balustroid wine glass with a drawn trumpet bowl above a very rare knop consisting of a half knop above and quadruple annulled knop and basal knop below. Very much in the Kit Kat style...with a twist. Sits on a dommed and folded foot.
Historical Relevance
Hand-made around the time Grog was first issued to the Royal Navy in 1740.
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