Whitefriars Glass ‘Roman Cut’ Design Large Wine Glass No. 2425

This is an exceptionally high-quality cut lead crystal large wine glass from the ‘Roman Cut’ suite produced by Harry Powell for Whitefriars Glass.

The capacious, rounded bowl has a slightly everted rim and is cut with a broad panel consisting of three rows of shallow oval cuts, each row being staggered with respect to the next. This panel is bordered above and below by a fine circumferential wedge cut. Below the panel is a circumferential ring of small lens or olive cuts.

The base of the bowl is cut with six petals that extend down onto the stem as facets. The foot is plain and slightly domed in the centre.

This ‘Roman Cut’ design was based on an excavated Roman glass bowl found at Leuna in Saxony, and held by the British Museum. The motif was adapted by Harry Powell in 1894 to create a bowl, which expanded to a full wine suite by 1895 with pattern number 2425. The design was popular, and production continued into the 1920s and 1930s.

It has a height of approximately 12.9cm, with a diameter across the rim of about 6.9cm and across the foot of about 6.8cm.

It has a liquid capacity (to the brim) of 220ml.

It has an unwrapped weight of 160g.

It is in excellent condition, with no chips or cracks.