Wine glass
Wine glass
Manufacturer
New England Glass Company
(American, 1818-1888)
Date1870-1888
DimensionsH: 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm); Rim Diam: 2 3/8 in. (6.0 cm); Base Diam: 2 7/32 in. (5.6 cm)
MediumColorless glass; mold-pressed.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Owens-Illinois Glass Company
Object number
1951.194
Not on View
DescriptionPressed in a female mold of two vertical sections that formed the upper part of the foot, stem, and bowl with a plain base plate that formed the lower part of the foot and its slightly concave underside, by a plain male plunger. Stuck up on a pontil rod to fire-polish the rim and bowl. Pontil mark ground and polished. Bowl cut with six flats.
Exhibition HistorySmithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., 1976-77.
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