Heading : Sunderland
ale glasses
Period
: Victoria
Origin
: North East England
Colour
: Clear
Bowl
: Tall round funnel with polished lenses above heavy
wrythen moulding
Stem
: Capstan with a drop knop
Foot
: Low conical
Pontil
: Moulded
Glass
Type : Lead
Size
: Height 21.8cm, bowl 8.8 and foot 8.3cm. One pint capacity
Condition
: Excellent, one has a bubble trapped within the foot
Restoration
: None
Weight: 1258g
Additional
Information :Museum examples of an identical form held within collections in
both the north east of England and the Victoria & Albert museum are
attributed to Sunderland. The principal manufacturer of table glass at the time
in the city of Sunderland was Turnbull’s Cornhill Flint Glass works based at
Southwick.
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