![]() The earliest glass stemware manufactured in America belongs to American Brilliant Period, from late-19th-century until the early-20th-century. During the Georgian period, stemware became fashionable among the elites, representing the status and wealth of a person. ![]() The boom in the glassware business and the fashion of drinking wine from a glass sparked the popularity of the stemmed glass. However, it was not until the late 18th-century that stemware became popular. The design of the earliest stemware was based on the chalice, a footed cup intended to hold ceremonial drinks. ![]() It originated around the 1400s in Venice, the capital of glassmaking. Stemware is a type of drinkware consisting of a stem and a footed base. Several novel forms also appeared over time, including stemware. ![]() Over centuries, shapes, sizes, and designs of drinkware underwent many changes. The earliest known drinkware was made from clay, bone, horn or antler, wood, or any other material resembling a vessel. ![]()
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