Toasting glass
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This high stemmed toasting glass may have been among the many "enameled" wine glasses George Washington acquired for his table in the 1760s and 1770s. The term "enameled" refers to the opaque white glass rods embedded in the stem, which glassmakers fashioned into a dazzling variety of spirals and twists. Washington and his guests may have used this small glass of one ounce capacity for after dinner toasts.
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Date1750-1770
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Made -
England
Medium/TechniqueGlass
DimensionsOverall: 5 5/8 in. x 2 7/8 in. x 2 7/8 in. (14.3 cm x 7.32 cm x 7.32 cm)
Other (bowl): 1 3/4 in. x 1 11/16 in. x 1 11/16 in. (4.45 cm x 4.29 cm x 4.29 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Lawrence Lewis Conrad, 1935
Object numberW-629
DescriptionToasting glass with round funnel bowl, double series opaque twist with a four ply spiral band outside a gauze in a plain stem; conical foot; wheel engraved decoration of a vine, wheat, and berry border surrounds the top of the bowl; since the design was placed so high on the bowl, the designer was unable to fit the top portions of some elements into the allotted space; polished pontil.Published ReferencesO. A. Kirkland Auctioneer, Catalogue of the Celebrated Dr. William H. Crim Collection of Genuine Antiques . . . Beginning Wednesday, April 22d, 1903 . . ., (Baltimore: O. A. Kirkland Auctioneer, 1903), Lot 952.
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