In the 19th century a wine glass would be quite small, the reason being that large dinner parties would consists of several courses and each course would be accompanied by a different wine, by the end of the meal you could consume a lot of wine, so by keeping the glasses small it helped to regulate your consumption.
 
This is a very fine, hand-blown green glass with a green stem and foot. The bowl of the glass has hand-cut panels, with a rounded knop to the stem, the foot has a pontil mark underneath. This would have been used for wine or port. It would have been used in a wealthy household.
 
In good condition
 
Dimensions: 13cm high with a bowl of 7.5cm