Topic: Cut glass sweetmeat

[kyran]

Hi everybody, I have this odd glass which my mother always said was a 'sweetmeat'. Can anyone shed any light on it for me please. Dimensions: 170mm (6 11/16ths") tall, bowl 102mm (4") diameter, foot 93mm (3 5/8") diameter. It has a yellowy grey tint and although it has little bubbles and stones in looks brand new. However it has been in the family for years. Thanks in advance for any information.

[Paul S.]

hi kyran  -  the shape of your glass does have some similarity to a sweetmeat or dessert - and possibly not intended as a drinking glass in view of the scalloped rim.

Unfortunately, your pix are too small, and when magnified lose their detail  -  we need some more please with the first dimension about 700 or just less.           Not that this will provide a guaranteed maker and date, but might help someone here to narrow down to a period of manufacture plus, possibly, even a country of origin  -  a maker you almost certainly won't get.     Most glass isn't signed, and very specific characteristics are necessary in order to provide a maker - this probably doesn't have those features being simply a piece of clear, unsigned, cut glass.

Look forward to seeing more pix.

[Lustrousstone]

Pictures against a plain dark background would be good too, so we can see the detail