Description:
Glass manufacturing has been established in Newcastle in the 17th century, and the glass was renown for the softness, weight, and color of its metal, which made it highly suitable for wheel engraving. Many Newcastle glasses were exported to the Netherlands to be engraved and it is possible that this example was one such but the engraving on this wine glass is extremely crude. English glassmakers exploited the high refractive index of lead glass by capturing air bubbles in the stems of their glasses to enhance the brilliance of the material. English glass wine glass with a round funnel bowl, multi bobbin stem with a larger central knop with several air tears, and applied conical foot, the bowl is decorated with crudely applied copper wheel engraving with the coat of arms of Frederick, Prince of Wales (1707-1751), the eldest son of George II and father of George III. The engraving may have been added at a later date.
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