Not on display

Wine Glass

ca. 1851 - 1862 (made)
Place of origin

Red wine glass, clear colourless, with wheel cut and polished stem and, on lower bowl, flutes of varying height, acid-etched band around rim with engraved and part-polished decoration of neo-classical palmette ornament. VR in monogram wheel-engraved by another hand.

Object details

Object type
Materials and techniques
Clear colourless glass, wheel-cut and polished, acid etched.
Brief description
Glass, for red wine, cut, engraved with "VR" monogram, and acid-etched, English, possibly Stourbridge, about 1851-62.
Physical description
Red wine glass, clear colourless, with wheel cut and polished stem and, on lower bowl, flutes of varying height, acid-etched band around rim with engraved and part-polished decoration of neo-classical palmette ornament. VR in monogram wheel-engraved by another hand.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.7cm
  • Diameter: 7.7cm
Credit line
Given by Miss Oonagh Smythe,
Collection
Accession number
C.32-2002

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Record createdAugust 14, 2002
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