wine glass

Object NameWineglass

Made FromLead Glass

Dateabout 1760-1775

Place MadeEngland

Techniqueblown

SizeOverall H: 14 cm; Rim Diam: 5.4 cm

Accession Number79.2.361

Credit LineGift of The Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Physical DescriptionColorless and opaque white lead glasses; blown. Ogee bowl with five tooled incised rings (so-called "Lynn" rings); straight stem enclosing a double-series opaque white twist (pair of 4-ply spiral bands encircling a multi-ply corkscrew); conical foot with five tooled incised rings ("Lynn" rings); rough pontil mark.
Provenance

Source Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation - 1979-03-22