wine glass

Object NameWineglass with Opaque White and Yellow Twist Stem

Made FromLead Glass

Dateabout 1770

Place MadeEngland

TechniqueBlown, applied

SizeOverall H: 15.75 cm; Rim Diam: 5.8 cm; Foot Diam: 7 cm

Accession Number51.2.154

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

Exhibitions

Title Unknown (Museum of Fine Arts, Philadelphia)

Title Unknown (Royal Ontario Museum)

The Story of English Glass

East Side Winter Antiques Show

In Sparkling Company: Glass and the Costs of Social Life in Britain during the 1700s

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Physical DescriptionWineglass with Opaque White and Yellow Twist Stem. Colorless lead glass, with opaque-white and yellow twists; blown, applied. Small round-funnel bowl, applied tall rod-like stem with paired yellow-thread core in multi-ply white twist, applied sloping circular foot with plain rim and small rough pontil mark.
Provenance

Source Steuben Glass, Inc. (American, founded 1903) - 1951-04-11