Wine Glass
Original OwnerOriginally owned by the
Brainard family
(American)
MakerMade by
Unknown
Date1770-1790
MediumBlown colorless non-lead glass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x diameter): 6 x 2 5/8in. (15.2 x 6.7cm)
ClassificationsGlassware
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number1987.174.3
DescriptionWine glass made of blown colorless non-lead glass. The wine glass has an inverted bell shaped bowl over an opaque twist stem with two rings, and a round foot with a pontil mark on the bottom. The opaque twist stem is straight, with a ring, or knop, in the center, just below the bowl. The opaque twist in the stem consists of a central core of tightly twisted, elongated strands of white opaque glass surrounded by a two groups of six strands of opaque white glass twisted loosely together.
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.
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.
Status
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