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An engraved airtwist cordial glass, circa 1740
30 November 2011, 10:30 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £750 inc. premium
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An engraved airtwist cordial glass, circa 1740
The drawn trumpet bowl inscribed Capillaire within tied laurel, multi-spiral stem and conical foot, 13.8cm high
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Literature:
Lloyd (2000), p.92, pl.127(b) and p.91
Capillaire is a drink based on orange-flower water and maidenhead fern, for which there are numerous recipes. It was used as a sweetening agent for raw spirits. Dr. Samuel Johnson (1709-84), who preferred strong liquor, was in the habit of adding it to port.
