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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass => Topic started by: Connie on April 15, 2006, 01:16:42 PM

Title: Cut wine or cordial - how old?
Post by: 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  (http://www.glassmavenhaven.com/connie/cutwine1.JPG)

 stem  (http://www.glassmavenhaven.com/connie/cutwine3.JPG)

 foot  (http://www.glassmavenhaven.com/connie/cutwine5.JPG)

Title: Cut wine or cordial - how old?
Post by: redheat4 on April 17, 2006, 08:22:11 AM

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

Title: Cut wine or cordial - how old?
Post by: Ivo 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.

Title: Cut wine or cordial - how old?
Post by: Bernard C on May 02, 2006, 06:48:02 AM

Quote from: "Ivo"

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

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

Bernard C.  8)