Topic: very small drinking glass

[Jeffingtons]

I don't know what to make of this glass. 4.5 inches tall, base 2 inches wide, bowl 1.75 inches wide, polished pontil. Stem has a bit of a lean. Some wear to the base but not loads.  Though bearing the size of the glass in mind I can't imagine it got called into use too often

[Pinkspoons]

Looks like a Swedish - or Swedish-style - schnapps glass.

[bat20]

A couple of questions,are there any bits in the glass or air bubble,does the rim have a little bump on it,thanks.Sometimes you find old glass with very little wear,and it looks a bit like a gin glass from about 1800,but obviously it could also be a lot younger!

[Jeffingtons]

A couple of questions,are there any bits in the glass or air bubble,does the rim have a little bump on it,thanks.Sometimes you find old glass with very little wear,and it looks a bit like a gin glass from about 1800,but obviously it could also be a lot younger!

Had a closer look at it. Quite a number of small bubbles visible. They're pretty small though. I needed a look through my loupe to get a decent view as my eyes are bobbins up close these days.  I have gadget marked barware with loads of bubbles so not necessarily helpful in terms of dating unfortunately. It does have a little bump in the rim and a bit of frit where the pontils snap was made that didn't get polished out.
I will stick my neck on the line and say I think it's probably 19th century.

[Jeffingtons]

Looks like a Swedish - or Swedish-style - schnapps glass.

Thanks. My knowledge of Scandinavian glass goes no further back than the 1930s. I see there's a modern kosta boda design that looks a little similar.

[The Glass Staircase]

At the size you mentioned then it'll be a dram / spirits glass. Looks like it could be early 19th century but hard to tell from photos provided. Is the foot flat , conical, terraced etc ?

[Paul S.]

quote   ….  "I have gadget marked barware ……."  -  would love to see some of these pieces showing the gadget mark, we see such marks very rarely here  -  but, is it possible you're referring to the 'T' or 'Y' shaped marks found on the underside of the foot?                 These marks are created by the shears when cutting the plastic glass away from the rod  -  whereas the impression left by use of the gadget is only ever seen on the top of the foot.

Generally, gadget marks will usually appear on glass from the second half C19 through perhaps to first quarter C20  -  on the other hand the shears mark will appear on hand made glasses until quite recent times.

Agree, accurate dating is always difficult from screen pix only  -  I'm a fan of drawn stems - they have a big visual appeal.

[bat20]

Here's a couple I've had for ages,the taller one is 13cm with a broken Pontil,conical foot,tooling marks and leaded,so probably late 18th century.The other one is soda glass 11cm ht,polished Pontil and the tooling marks less obvious with very little wear to the base,possibly tavern glass from the 19th,but I've never really been sure?

[Jeffingtons]

At the size you mentioned then it'll be a dram / spirits glass. Looks like it could be early 19th century but hard to tell from photos provided. Is the foot flat , conical, terraced etc ?

Flattish and uneven.

[The Glass Staircase]

That foot is conical so probably from the earlier part of 19th century although I'm sure someone will come along discredit everything I've stated....