Wine Glass

Dateca. 1715

MediumColorless lead glass

DimensionsOverall: 6 7/16 × 2 7/8 in, 0.5 lb. (16.4 × 7.3cm, 234g)

Credit LineGift of Robert and Debra Allian

Object number2026-76

DescriptionWine glass: bell bowl with a teardrop to the bowl basal, on a cushion knop above an inverted baluster stem and a flattened basal knop; domed circular foot; pontil mark.ProvenanceIn 1966, part of the collection of the late Dr. E. S. Vergette (London, England). On March 28, 1966, with Sotheby’s (London, England) where it was sold to a private buyer probably in England. On November 17, 1992, with Christie’s (London, England) where it was purchased by Robert and Debra Allian (Ridgewood, New Jersey). With the donor until April 2026 when it was given to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, Virginia) where it remains to the present.