Alcoholic beverage glass

The glass is complete. It is in three parts: the bowl, the stem and the foot. The bowl is cylindrical, with a wall that flares out at the top, a straight edge and a conical lower part. The stem is solid, cylindrical and straight, tapering towards the sock and topped by a spherical knob. The foot is circular. It has a conical profile and its edge is folded over a good width on the underside. The center of the underside of the foot features a small bulge left by the pontil, a tool used by the glassmaker to make the glass. The glass is colorless, though very lightly tinted mauve. It has small cracks on the bowl, and a few elongated air bubbles in the stem ; The decoration is shaped on the stem. The stem is solid, cylindrical and straight, tapering towards the sock and topped by a small spherical knob.

  • Accession Number 2018.10.16
  • Date 1785
  • Materials colorless chapped glass from France
  • Measurements 11,7 x 5,465 cm
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  • Accession Number 2018.10.16
  • Date 1785
  • Materials colorless chapped glass from France
  • Measurements 11,7 x 5,465 cm
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© Collection Pointe-à-Callière, Paul-Gaston L'Anglais fonds,2018.010.0016
Photo by René Bouchard

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