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Wine Glass

1740–50

England, 18th century

Medium
glass
Measurements
Diameter: 7.7 cm (3 1/16 in.); Overall: 18 x 8 cm (7 1/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Clara K. Clendon and Mrs. Ellen Clendon Cowles, in memory of Benjamin Clendon, their father 1940.1082
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Location
101A Prints & Drawings
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Description

While most of the vessels in this display were made for diverse alcoholic beverages, this modest English glass, its stem twisted with air bubbles, was used exclusively for wine. Glassmaking in England was largely contained to domestic objects, and the many glasses for wine that still exist from the 1700s suggest the growing popularity of wine among Britain’s upper-middle class.

Wine Glass

1740–50

England, 18th century

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