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Glass (for drinking) (Goblet)
1745-1765
Category
Glass
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Glass (nonlead or lowlead)
Museum Object Number
2006.0003.042
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Dr. Thomas M. McMillan III
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Object Number
2006.0003.042
Object Name
Glass (for drinking) (Goblet)
Category
Glass
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1745-1765
Subject(s)
- Archaeological evidence for similar (America)
Materials
- Glass (nonlead or lowlead)
Techniques
- Blown
- Incised
- Molded
Dimensions (inches)
2.209 (H) x 3.232 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
5.61 (H) x 8.21 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: McNally, Paul. 1982 Table Glass in Canada, 1700- 1850.
• Wrythen (incised) twist wineglasses (2) excavated in Canada: p. 74, fig. 46, rounded funnel bowls are of different forms, but incised twist stems are cylindrical. Excavated in Nova Scotia at Fortress of Louisbourg.Book: Lanmon, Dwight P. The Golden Age of English Glass 1650-1775.
• Earlier English wrythen (incised) twist glasses excavated at Port Royal, Jamaica: pp. 76, 78, fig. 50a-c, c. 1685-90Article: Luckenbach, Al & Dance, Patricia N. 09//1998 Drink and be Merry: Glass Vessels from Rumney's Tavern (18AN48), London, Maryland. Maryland Archaeology. 34(2): 1-10.
• Earlier English wrythen (incised) twist glasses excavated at Rumney's Tavern, London, MD: p. 7, fig. 9 b, incised or wrythen twist knopped wineglass stem, 1710-20.