Wine Glasses
Original OwnerProbably originally owned by
Godfrey Malbone Jr.
(American, 1725 - 1785)
MakerMade by
Unknown
Date1770-1790
MediumBlown non-lead glass with a light grey-green tint
DimensionsComponent (height x diameter of .1): 5 3/8 x 2 1/2in. (13.7 x 6.4cm)
Component (height x diameter of .2): 5 3/8 x 2 5/8in. (13.7 x 6.7cm)
ClassificationsGlassware
Credit LineGift of Richard Putnam Day in memory of his father, Godfrey Malbone Day
Object number1976.119.1-.2
DescriptionPair of wine glasses made of blown non-lead glass with a light grey-green tint. Each wine glass has a 'U'-shaped bowl, an opaque-twist stem, a round foot, and a shallow kick and a pontil mark on the bottom. Each opaque-twist stem consists of a core of multiple fine twisted strands of opaque white glass surrounded by a layer of thicker, more loosely-twisted strands of opaque white glass. There are a few small bubbles in the glass. Wine glass .2 has the remnants of three spots of wax adhered to the bottom of the foot.
Kick: An indentation in the bottom of a drinking glass, bottle, or other glass object.
Pontil mark: A rough place on a blown glass object where the solid metal rod, or pontil, is cracked off the object after final shaping and decoration. Pontil marks can be polished to achieve a smooth surface.
NotesHistorical Note: According to published sources, Malbone Hall burnt down on 7 June 1766. These wine glasses are said to have been saved from the fire.Kick: An indentation in the bottom of a drinking glass, bottle, or other glass object.
Pontil mark: A rough place on a blown glass object where the solid metal rod, or pontil, is cracked off the object after final shaping and decoration. Pontil marks can be polished to achieve a smooth surface.
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