Drinking Glass
1700-1710 (made)
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Object Type
By about 1700 the perfected English 'baluster' glass had arrived. These plain glasses, strongly constructed and made from lustrous lead glass, could be adapted to almost any size, from small 'dram' glasses to huge ceremonial goblets with covers.
Materials & Making
Glassmakers found that English lead glass, perfected by George Ravenscroft (1632-1681) in the 1670s, was slow to cool and therefore difficult to manipulate into fancy shapes. No frills or ornament of any sort were added to this glass.
Time
The development of lead glass in the late 17th century finally broke the British dependence on imports from Venice. The new heavy material suited British taste so completely that by 1700 the influence from George Ravenscroft's London-based Italian glass workers had disappeared. Instead, a limited range of finely proportioned glasses and decanters were made in London, where the glass industry was then centred. It was to be some years before immigrant German glass cutters began to extend their craft from mirrors to drinking glasses.
By about 1700 the perfected English 'baluster' glass had arrived. These plain glasses, strongly constructed and made from lustrous lead glass, could be adapted to almost any size, from small 'dram' glasses to huge ceremonial goblets with covers.
Materials & Making
Glassmakers found that English lead glass, perfected by George Ravenscroft (1632-1681) in the 1670s, was slow to cool and therefore difficult to manipulate into fancy shapes. No frills or ornament of any sort were added to this glass.
Time
The development of lead glass in the late 17th century finally broke the British dependence on imports from Venice. The new heavy material suited British taste so completely that by 1700 the influence from George Ravenscroft's London-based Italian glass workers had disappeared. Instead, a limited range of finely proportioned glasses and decanters were made in London, where the glass industry was then centred. It was to be some years before immigrant German glass cutters began to extend their craft from mirrors to drinking glasses.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Lead glass, with baluster stem |
| Brief description | Drinking glass, England, 1690-1710 |
| Physical description | Foot: folded; Stem: baluster; Knop: ball; Bowl: round funnel |
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| Credit line | Given by Francis Buckley, Esq. |
| Object history | Probably made in London |
| Summary | Object Type By about 1700 the perfected English 'baluster' glass had arrived. These plain glasses, strongly constructed and made from lustrous lead glass, could be adapted to almost any size, from small 'dram' glasses to huge ceremonial goblets with covers. Materials & Making Glassmakers found that English lead glass, perfected by George Ravenscroft (1632-1681) in the 1670s, was slow to cool and therefore difficult to manipulate into fancy shapes. No frills or ornament of any sort were added to this glass. Time The development of lead glass in the late 17th century finally broke the British dependence on imports from Venice. The new heavy material suited British taste so completely that by 1700 the influence from George Ravenscroft's London-based Italian glass workers had disappeared. Instead, a limited range of finely proportioned glasses and decanters were made in London, where the glass industry was then centred. It was to be some years before immigrant German glass cutters began to extend their craft from mirrors to drinking glasses. |
| Bibliographic reference | F Buckley, English Baluster-stemmed Glass of the 17th and 18th Century (1912) fig.7. |
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| Accession number | C.233-1912 |
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| Record created | December 13, 1997 |
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