Old English glassesAn account of glass drinking vessels in England, from early times to the end of the eighteenth centuryWith introductory notices, original documents, etc . e the foot, toujourssouvient a Robin de ses flutes, the short or lengthy molenbekers (Figs. 72,73), made both in glass and silver, the glass bells or tocsins, Hansje in de Kelder, the boots, horns, bucks, and otherattributes of boisterous or coarse these frail drinking - vessels did notlend themselves with readiness to decorationin enamel; the diamond etcher, the gilder, andthe light grisaille painte
Old English glassesAn account of glass drinking vessels in England, from early times to the end of the eighteenth centuryWith introductory notices, original documents, etc . e the foot, toujourssouvient a Robin de ses flutes, the short or lengthy molenbekers (Figs. 72,73), made both in glass and silver, the glass bells or tocsins, Hansje in de Kelder, the boots, horns, bucks, and otherattributes of boisterous or coarse these frail drinking - vessels did notlend themselves with readiness to decorationin enamel; the diamond etcher, the gilder, andthe light grisaille painter alone could operatesuccessfully upon them.^ Besides these, which we have always withus throughout the seventeenth century in theLow Countries, and more particularly in theSeven United Provinces, are also to be recordedthe turbinated or barrel-shaped glasses, alikeGerman in origin, and blotted with prunts(Figs. 74, 75, 76) ; and running down throughthe same period, and alongside of the variedmultitude of artistic vessels, were the toiletdishes, the Schmuckschalchen of Germany,the massive and graceless mead-cups (Figs. 77, 78, 79), beer, and posset-pots of —^ ^-- -. Fig. 72. Fig. 73. 1 The molenbekers were made both short and the silver mill at the lower end of the glass a pipe wasattached; by blowing through it, after the glass was filled,the sails were set in motion and a hand marked up to12 upon a dial. The orthodox proceeding was toempty the glass as many times as the hand indicated onthe dial when the sails stopped—doubtless a very populargame. But persons who flinched, and were not disposedto run the risk of twelve glasses deep as the rollingZuyder Zee, were suffered to compound by emptying the beaker once before the sails stopped, also a thing not easyto do, but less hazardous. In spite of their peculiar service,which must have led, as with the English Yard-of-Aleglasses, to much roughness and many breakages, a numberof these remarkable vessels still exist. I
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