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Wine Glass

Dateca. 1750

OriginEngland

MediumColoreless lead glass

DimensionsOverall: 5 1/2 × 2 9/16 in, 0.3 lb. (14 × 6.5cm, 131g)

Credit LineGift of Robert and Debra Allian

Object number2026-89

DescriptionWine glass: pointed round funnel bowl on a multi spiral air twist stem; conical circular foot; pontil mark. The bowl engraved with the word “Capillaire” within a cartouche of tied foliage.Inscription(s)The bowl engraved "Capillaire".ProvenanceIn May 2007, with Maxine Klaput Antiques (Carmel, California) from whom 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.