Author Topic: Cut wine or cordial - how old? (Read 793 times)

Connie · « **on:** April 15, 2006, 01:16:42 PM »

This piece is out of my area of knowledge (like many things :wink: )

It is 5.25 inches tall and 2.75 inches wide at the top. The bowl and stem are cut from 1 piece of glass. The foot is a separate applied piece.

Is it a wine? Cordial? Port? Any clue how old? I think it is at least 19th century.

Cut wine glass

stem

foot

redheat4 · « **Reply #1 on:** April 17, 2006, 08:22:11 AM »

I would say a wine mid C19th . Nice glass.
regards
Ian

Ivo · « **Reply #2 on:** May 02, 2006, 06:17:11 AM »

A neat way of telling the older from the newer ones is that in old glass the foot is wider than the cup so they can be stacked. I am not quite sure when the feet got smaller - I think it was around mid-century or 3rd quarter of the 19th century.

Bernard C · « **Reply #3 on:** May 02, 2006, 06:48:02 AM »

Quote from: "Ivo"

... so they can be stacked. ...

Ivo â€” Useful, thanks. It is the first time I have come across an explanation of this.

Bernard C.

Author Topic: Cut wine or cordial - how old? (Read 793 times)

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