English engraved wine glass with a colour twist stem

An image of Wine glass/drinking glasses. Unknown glassmaker. Ogee bowl engraved with sprays, on red and white opaque twist stem and plain foot. Lead-glass, bowl blown, with engraved decoration, height, whole, 13.5 cm, diameter, whole, 7.1 cm, circa 1765. English.

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Wine glass/drinking glasses. Unknown glassmaker. Ogee bowl engraved with sprays, on red and white opaque twist stem and plain foot. Lead-glass, bowl blown, with engraved decoration, height, whole, 13.5 cm, diameter, whole, 7.1 cm, circa 1765. English.

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Accession Number: C.553-1961
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/45.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Jaymes Sinclair
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 621 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6 (Macintosh)
Filesize: 76.06kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 45/1

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