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Wine glass
English
about 1760
Object Place: Europe, England
Medium/Technique
Lead glass
Dimensions
Overall: 16.4 cm (6 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession Number65.2416
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsGlass
DescriptionStraight-sided bowls engraved very elaborately with full coat of arms (Saxony and Poland). Coronet above shield engraved with eagles and mounted swordsmen, surrounded by flags banners and drums. Leaf, scroll and eagle decoration. Spiral opaque air twist.
ProvenanceBy 1965, Forsyth Wickes, New York and Newport, RI (d. 1964); 1965, bequest of Forsyth Wickes. (Accession Date: December 24, 1965)