Ale Glass

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Object Name: 
Ale Glass
Place Made: 
England
Accession Number: 
63.2.2
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 18.5 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
about 1700-1710
Primary Description: 
Ale Glass. Colorless lead glass; blown, applied. Tall round funnel bowl with solid base; stem consisting of a large acorn knop enclosing a large air bubble, with a basal ball knop; domed and folded foot; rough pontil mark.

More Info

Department: 
Early Modern
Provenance: 
Davis, Cecil, Source
1963-03-04
Color: 
colorless
Technique: 
blown
applied

Exhibitions (1)

Treasures in Glass
Venue(s)
Allentown Art Museum 1966 through 1966

Publications (3)

In Sparkling Company: Reflections on Glass in the 18th-century British World (2020) illustrated, p. 17 (fig. 5);
Treasures in Glass (1966) illustrated, pp. 42-43, #66; BIB# 28036
Fine French Paperweights and English Glass (Sotheby's Sale) (1963-01-29) lot 56; BIB# 12113