Sweetmeat glass, from Dessert Stand (Jelly Tree)

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Sweetmeat glass, from Dessert Stand (Jelly Tree)

Place of OriginEngland

Dateabout 1725-1750

DimensionsH: 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm)

MediumColorless lead glass; blown, mold-blown, applied, tooled.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LinePurchased with funds given by George Schlosser in memory of Rebecca Hedler

Object number

2009.325

On View

Toledo Museum of Art Glass Pavilion (2444 Monroe Street), Glass Pavilion Gallery, 4

DescriptionSweetmeat glass with flared, panel-molded pan-topped round-funnel bowl (eight ribs), on a merese and octagonal molded pedestal stem, coil-collar at the base, and panel-molded domed and folded foot.

Label TextDuring the 18th century, a formal English luncheon table or evening dinner would have included an elegant dessert presentation known as a jelly tree. Stacked salvers displayed glasses filled with colorful jellies, sweetmeats, and syllabub, a rich dessert made with frothy sweetened cream curdled with lemon juice, wine or brandy (see illustration). Jelly trees were usually not acquired as matching sets: components were added or replaced over time.