Eighteenth Century English Drinking Glasses

Havens, J. M., 1988-9: Collecting 18th century English drinking glases, Glass Collector's Diagest, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 83-92; Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 38-9, 40-7; Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 70-1, 73-7.

For some reason a plethora of early English drinking glasses appeared in southern New England during the 1980s. Since that time, however, the writer has seen few authentic examples of these delightful glasses. Fortunately, modern-day reproductions are easily identifiable.

• Glasses 1 - Introduction

• Glasses 2 - Air-Twist Stems

• Glasses 3 - Opaque-White Twists

• Glasses 4 - Faceted Stems