Alcoholic beverage glass

The glass is complete. It is in three parts: the bowl, the stem and the foot, the stem and the bowl. The bowl has a flared, conical wall and a straight rim. The stem is solid and straight. The foot is circular. It has a conical profile. The center of the underside of the foot shows a trace left by the pontil, a tool used by the glassmaker to make the glass ; The decoration is blown and cut. Blown decoration is visible on the stem, while cut decoration is visible on the bowl and stem. Blown decoration takes the form of an elongated air bubble at the top of the stem. The carved decoration occupies the top of the bowl, and consists of a row of mirror-like ovals and trifoliate motifs, repeated alternately (OXO). The stem is adorned with diamond-shaped facets arranged in a staggered pattern.

  • Accession Number 2018.10.905
  • Date 1790 c
  • Materials British lead-colorless glass
  • Measurements 11,4 x 5,662 cm
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  • Accession Number 2018.10.905
  • Date 1790 c
  • Materials British lead-colorless glass
  • Measurements 11,4 x 5,662 cm
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© Collection Pointe-à-Callière, Paul-Gaston L'Anglais fonds,2018.010.0905
Photo by René Bouchard

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