Glass Vessel
Description
This wine glass in of a style common in the early eighteenth century, with a conical flute, and teared baluster stem, the foot is missing. It is made from a heavy lead glass and has quite thick walls compared to modern standards. It has a swirl running through it caused by impurities in the molten glass, this may have been intended as decoration. This wine glass would have been used at the captain’s table when he entertained or in the wardroom by the officers. Special ‘fiddles,’ made with straps and railings, held the glassware in place and saved it from breakage in rough weather. Whilst wine was sometimes given to the crew as rations when the beer ran out, it was not popular – and, issued by the pint it certainly would not have been consumed in glasses like this.
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Object Detail
Diameter: 62mm (2 7/16")