Ice glass | Penny lick
Manufacturer
Unknown
CultureBelgian
Date1875-1900
MediumPressed glass
DimensionsOverall: 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm)
Overall, Rim: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
Base: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
Overall, Rim: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
Base: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.5336
Not on view
DescriptionPressed, colorless, cone shape bowl with cone shape indentation of half the bowl, solid cylindrical stem and round foot. Used in England for a "Penny Lick" of ice; in this case perhaps two or three pennies.Published ReferencesSpillman, J.S., AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN PRESSED GLASS, #1424; "Ice Glass" illustrated in c. 1875 Belgian catalog at Corning COMPAGNE DES VERRERIE DU PAYS DE LIEGE ET DE LA CAMPINE, pl. V with English titles.
