Ale Glass

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Object Name: 
Ale Glass
Place Made: 
England
Accession Number: 
79.2.40
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 15.4 cm; Rim Diam: 6.4 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
about 1750-1760
Credit Line: 
Gift of The Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation
Primary Description: 
Transparent dark green lead glass; blown, molded. Tall round funnel bowl; stem composed of an octagonal "molded pedestal" stem with coil collar at the base; domed foot; rough pontil mark; printed paper label inscribed "BER / NEY / 444" on the foot.

More Info

Department: 
Early Modern
Provenance: 
Strauss Memorial Foundation, Ruth Bryan, Source
1979-03-22
Strauss, Jerome (1893-1978), Former Collection
1979-03-22
Berney, George F., Former Collection
Color: 
Transparent dark green
Technique: 
Blown, Molded
Inscription: 
BER / NEY / 444
'
: 
on the foot

Publications (2)

A Catalogue of Old English and other glassware (1937) pl. 11, #691; BIB# 29807
A History of English and Irish Glass, Vol. II (1929) illustrated, pl. C, lower, #1; BIB# 65087