wine glass
Object NameEngraved Wineglass
Made FromLead Glass
Dateabout 1740
Place MadeEngland, Newcastle upon Tyne; Europe (engraved)
TechniqueBlown, engraved
SizeOverall H: 20 cm; Rim Diam: 8.25 cm; Foot Diam: 8.5 cm
Accession Number50.2.63
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
East Side Winter Antiques Show
The Story of English Glass
Story of English Glass (Traveling Exhibition)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; blown and engraved. Bell bowl, composite stem with large angular (ringed) knop with tears or air beads, ball knop, baluster, and small ball knop; applied sloping circular foot with plain rim, rough pontil mark; top of bowl delicately engraved; elaborate festoon border including trefoil swags and flowers.Provenance
Source
Steuben Glass, Inc.
(American, founded 1903) - 1950-10-01
