Wine glass

1780-1795

Measurements

4-3/4 in x 2-1/2 in (dia)

Materials

Colorless lead glass

Credit Line

Historic Odessa Foundation

Accession Number

2024.14

Comments

The conical bowl of this blown wine glass is engraved with three elaborate swags.  The stem is facet-cut.  Both of these techniques--copper-wheel engraving and grinding to create facets that reflected light--became more common in expensive tablewares through the last quarter of the 18th century.  This wine glass stands on a slightly raised foot, and evidence exists of a pontil mark on the underside of the foot.

A blown colorless glass decanter, accession no. 2024.22, also has facet cutting around the three rings at the neck.