Lichfield District Council
Wine Glass - Conical Bowl and Opaque Twist Stem - 18th Century (18cm high)
Location: Lichfield District Council
Accession number: GL10
A wine glass manufactured in England in the mid to late 18th Century.
The glass has a fluted, conical shaped bowl.
The bowl sits on top of a stem which is decorated with a double series opaque twist. This decoration consists of a pair of white intertwined solid corkscrews encircled by a multi-series spiral strand. This style of glass was produced in England between 1745-1780. It was produced by inserting coiled enamel rods into a molten section of clear glass. This glass was then stretched or 'drawn' and twisted when still molten to produce the long, twisted shape seen in the stem.
The stem sits on a conical foot with an unground pontil. This pontil is a bump which was left over from the manufacturing process and marks the point where the glassblower's pipe was attached to the glass.
Wine Glass - Conical Bowl and Opaque Twist Stem - 18th Century (18cm high)
Location: Lichfield District Council
Accession number: GL10
A wine glass manufactured in England in the mid to late 18th Century.
The glass has a fluted, conical shaped bowl.
The bowl sits on top of a stem which is decorated with a double series opaque twist. This decoration consists of a pair of white intertwined solid corkscrews encircled by a multi-series spiral strand. This style of glass was produced in England between 1745-1780. It was produced by inserting coiled enamel rods into a molten section of clear glass. This glass was then stretched or 'drawn' and twisted when still molten to produce the long, twisted shape seen in the stem.
The stem sits on a conical foot with an unground pontil. This pontil is a bump which was left over from the manufacturing process and marks the point where the glassblower's pipe was attached to the glass.