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Wine Glass

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1680-1700

GUSN

GUSN-4176

Description

Blown conical colorless body with lower 3/4 cased with swirled ribbing, ending in ring at applied knop; short stem with gentle swell in center and terminating in slightly flared wide circular foot with folded base.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wine glasses
glassblowing
lead glass
glass (material)
Anglo-Venetian
Glass, Drinking
Glass, Wine
Glass, Wine

Associated Building

Original to Sayward-Wheeler House (York Harbor, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

England

Dimensions

5 15/16 (H), 3 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the heirs of Elizabeth Cheever Wheeler

Accession Number

1977.454

Reference Notes

Sander, Penny. Elegant Embellishments. Boston; SPNEA; 1982.

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