Date & Origin England, c1760. Period of George III.ConditionExcellent, age-related wear as shown, no chips cracks or restoration.Dimensions Height: 12.5cm Rim diameter: 4.3cm Foot diameter: 5.8cm.Technical Description An English lead 18th-century opaque twist gin glass. A round funnel bowl above a double series opaque twist stem consisting of two pairs of spiral threads outside a central gauze. A conical foot with a rough pontil.Historical Relevance A fine example with a relatively small bowl which was probably used for Gin rather than wine. The English parliament passed various acts from 1729 through 1751 designed to control the consumption of gin and curb the epidemic of extreme drunkenness and the overconsumption of gin. Although the smaller bowl may point to Gin usage there other similar acholic drinks that were available at that time which would have suited the glass...most of which we today would find rather vile for our 21st-century palets....