wine glass

Object NameWineglass

Maker Perrin, Geddes & Co.

Made FromLead Glass

Dateabout 1806-1810

Place MadeEngland, Warrington

Techniqueblown, cut, engraved

SizeOverall H: 11.2 cm, W: 6.4 cm

Accession Number68.2.9 A

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

Exhibitions

Wine: Celebration and Ceremony

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; blown, cut, engraved. Flared, bucket bowl with engraved helmet with plumes, wearing a Maltese cross, above a ribbon inscribed "SANS CRAINTE"; engraved rope band near the base; a cut, swirled band on the bottom, terminating in a projecting, lobed ledge; stem composed of a panel-cut capstan segment above a diamond-cut band, and a panel-cut straight section below; petal-cut foot rim, with cut radiating grooves on the underside.
Provenance

Source Mrs. Sarah (James) Hawkes Thornton - 1968-05-07