English glass with an air twist stem

An image of Ale/Champagne Glass/Drinking Glass. Unknown glassmaker, England. Long waisted bowl, air twist stem, domed foot. Lead-glass, bowl blown, height, whole, 28.7 cm, circa 1750.

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Ale/Champagne Glass/Drinking Glass. Unknown glassmaker, England. Long waisted bowl, air twist stem, domed foot. Lead-glass, bowl blown, height, whole, 28.7 cm, circa 1750.

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Accession Number: C.269-1961
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/39.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Jaymes Sinclair
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 460 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6 (Macintosh)
Filesize: 59.12kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 39/1

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18th Century Date Department English Fitz_AA Georgian Material Nationalities Object Type Other Keywords Workflow _WF_AdOK _WF_KWD _WF_OPACtd _WF_PCtd blown glass champagne flute clear drinking vessel glass lead glass stem twist twisted vessel wine glass

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