sweetmeat glass

Object NameSweetmeat Glass

Made FromGlass

Dateabout 1720-1730

TechniqueBlown, molded, cut

SizeOverall H: 16.2 cm, Diam (max): 11.5 cm

Accession Number2017.2.1

Credit LineGift of Dwight and Lorri Lanmon

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

Exhibitions

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

Place Made

England

Physical DescriptionSweetmeat Glass. Colorless glass; blown, molded, cut. Sweetmeat glass with an inverted bell-shaped cup and a waisted knop connecting to slightly twisted six-sided panel-molded inverted baluster stem. Stem is connected to a circular foot with a knop-like join pulled over the base of the stem. Rim of cup cut into ten triangular points with beveled edges. Exterior wall of cup decorated with triangular cut facets and curved lines.
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