Ale glasses were made in England mainly in the 18th C. and were intended for drinking ale or beer. They varied in height, knop and stem styles. The wrythen decoration shown on these three examples from our collection is created __with spiral or swirling verticle ribs.
E6 Wrythen Ale, H: 6 inches, Mid 18th C.
E19 Wrythen Ale, H: 4 3/4 inches, Mid 18thc.
E29 Wrythen Ale, H: 4 1/3 inches, Mid 18th C.