Ale Glass

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Object Name: 
Ale Glass
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
England, possibly Newcastle upon Tyne
Accession Number: 
79.2.41
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 21.4 cm; Rim Diam: 5.3 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
about 1760-1770
Credit Line: 
Gift of The Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation
Primary Description: 
Colorless and opaque white lead glass; blown and enameled. Tall ogee bowl, with white enameled crossed barley sprays on one side, and pendant hops on the other; tall, straight stem enclosing a single-series opaque white twist (pair of spiral threads and a spiral gauze); conical foot; rough pontil mark.

More Info

Department: 
Early Modern
Provenance: 
Strauss Memorial Foundation, Ruth Bryan, Source
1979-03-22
Francis, Grant R., Former Collection
Color: 
opaque white glass
colorless
Technique: 
glassblowing
enameling
Material: 
lead glass