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Ale glass

Ale glass
Glass
c. 1760-1770
Ale glass
Ale glass
Glass
c. 1760-1770
Ale glass Glass c. 1760-1770
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 hard cider, ale, beer, and the Philadelphia porter of which Washington was fond. Malted liquors and ciders were typically served in glasses with deep bowls. This example may have been among the many "enameled" ale 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.

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Date1760 - 1770
Geography Made - England
Medium/TechniqueGlass
DimensionsOverall: 8 in. x 2 7/8 in. x 2 7/8 in. (20.32 cm x 7.32 cm x 7.32 cm) Other (bowl): 4 1/8 in. x 2 7/16 in. x 2 7/16 in. (10.49 cm x 6.2 cm x 6.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Marie Conrad Lehr as a memorial to her brother, Charles Angelo Conrad II, 1915
Object numberW-620/B
DescriptionAle glass with round funnel bowl, double series opaque twist with a three-ply spiral band outside loose corkscrew in a plain stem, attached by means of yellow metal collar to a replacement conical foot.
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Professional Photography
1755-1775
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Ale glass
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1765-1780
Ale glass
Glass
c. 1765-1780
1765-1780
Ale glass
Glass
c. 1765-1780
1765-1780
Ale glass
Glass
c. 1765-1780
1765-1780
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