a glass of inclination
Wine glass with rounded funnel bowl. Air bubble in thick base of the bowl. To the lower side of the bowl half a knob. Six sided panel shaped stem (or a so-called Silezian stem) with six diamond shaped decoration on the shoulders. Conical foot with folded foot rim.
On the bowl a wheel engraving of a gentleman offering a large glass of wine to a lady. Above the couple the inscription:
HET GLASIE VAN INCLINATY (the glass of inclination)
On the opposite side a radiant sun, made of one large lens with four smaller lenses.
Leadglas with Dutch engraving.
First half eighteenth century.
Height: 15,3 cm
NIEUWE SPIEGELSTRAAT 55