Topic: Antique Glasses, are these 'Jellies'

[petet63]

I have four small Glasses and am unsure about them. They are 7.5cm in height 6.5cm diameter at the lip and 6cm at the foot. They have a nice ring to them, I would say they are Crystal but open to opinion  . The Glasses I see that are similar are Jellies. Are these Jellies ? In surprisingly good condition

[Paul S.]

yes, definitely jellies............    although dating them isn't easy, as they were made for a very long period, and this panel/slice cutting was one of the more common types of decoration in the C19  -  different periods in history throw up different styles of decoration       These might be anywhere from 1850 onwards, and can be more common than you'd imagine at times - they look to be on the lower end of the scale regarding height.
Generally speaking, if they are without handles they're called jellies - when they have handles they are more usually called custards - although there are exceptions - like everything.
Probably best to describe them as simply clear glass of lead composition  -  the expression crystal gets applied to so much these days, although most people probably mean 'clear' when they use the word.

[petet63]

Thanks Paul, again. These came with some really nice Webb Crystal and the amber/gold cups I have asked about. All in very good condition. I appreciate the info. 

[Paul S.]

glad to help.               Really there's very little decent book information on jellies and custards  -  whenever you do find some reference to these things it's often a brief mention only of a page or two  in books dealing with drinking glasses and table glass.               The only single publication - available easily, as I've probably said before - is the small booklet by Therle Hughes (wife of G. Bernard Hughes) - pictures are somewhat flaky and a lot of the examples are provided without any reference to size.
Nonetheless useful to have, and covers all the similarly related table pieces.......with much reference to the C18, as you might imagine.   Probably quite cheap on Abe or ebay maybe.