Georgian Opaque Twist Lynn Wine Glass C1760

Technical Description An 18th-century opaque twist wine glass with a round funnel bowl with four lynn rings. Rests upon a double series opaque twist stem consisting of 12-ply spiral band outside a pair of spiral tapes. Conical foot with a snapped pontil. Ex Geoffrey Walton Collection Date & Origin England, c1760. Period of George III. Dimensions Height: 14cm Rim diameter: 5cm Foot diameter: 6.3cm Historical Relevance Hand-blown around the time the first patent for a one-piece pencil with eraser was issued to American inventor J. Rechendorf of New York City.