Georgian Plain & Hollow Stem Wine Glasses 1730 to 1775
Balustroid wine glasses maintained their popularity when they started to decline in the middle of the 18th century while the heavy baluster was no longer in fashion while the folded foot still remained popular.
The wine glass itself became less fussy with a plain stem that also reduced the weight of the wine glass itself.
Plain & Vermiform Collars
The addition of decorative features such as plain collars at the base of the bowl or the bottom of the stem became popular with the vermiform collar sometime applied to the middle of the stem.
The Drawn Trumpet Bowl & Stem
The drawn trumpet bowl where the bowl and the stem were made from the same gather of glass with the introduction of a tear enased within the stem itself normally towards the top of the stem.
The Hollow Stem Excise Glass
The hollow stem was also introduced and this is sometimes known as an excise glass as it was produced to reduce the weight of the glass in order to pay less tax on the glass itself.
Cordial Glasses
Cordial glasses started to appear from 1730 onwards and are know for the height of the glass making them quite tall and the reduced size of the bowl denotes this particular glass.
Ratafia Glasses
Ratafia glasses are again quite tall with a tapering long bowl that is very narrow.
Toasting Glasses
The toasting glass also made its appearance during this period and there are some forms know as the firing glass with a large heavy foot that would resemble the noise of a musket being fired as the glass was wrapped on the table.