Manufactured in the mid 19th century these charming vessels were a distinct style of American glassmaking, with the design originating in Southern New Jersey.
This vessel is directly based on the Deblin Cup, a 15th century vessel currently housed in the British Museum. Our version was made for the The King (2018).
These glasses, primarily produced in England from approximately 1730 to the 1760s, were a popular drinking vessel, often replacing heavier lead glasses.
These vessels were often quite large and engraved, gilded, or elaborately enameled, and dated from approximately the 16th – 18th centuries in the areas of Germany and Bohemia.