Ale glass

Status

Not on view

Label Text

Visitors to Mount Vernon routinely commented on the abundance of provisions offered at dinner, which included a selection of beverages ranging from fine wines to ale, beer, and the Philadelphia porter of which George Washington was fond. Malted liquors were traditionally served in glasses, like this one, with deep conical bowls.

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Date1800 - 1820

Geography Probably made - England

Medium/TechniqueGlass

DimensionsOverall: 5 7/8 in. x 2 1/2 in. x 2 1/2 in. (14.94 cm x 6.35 cm x 6.35 cm)

Credit LinePurchased by the A. Alfred Taubman Acquisition Endowment Fund and partial gift of an anonymous donor, 2004

Object numberW-2775

DescriptionColorless, blown glass ale glass; conical bowl with collar below on spool stem divided by a bladed knop; lower half of bowl cut with short narrow flutes above a horizontal band and panel cut below it; disk foot.
Published ReferencesCarol Borchert Cadou, The George Washington Collection: Fine and Decorative Arts at Mount Vernon (New York: Hudson Hills Press, 2006), 134.

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