Corning Museum of Glass

A glass, usually for wine and often of extraordinary shape, designed to be as difficult as possible to drink from without spilling the contents. In drinking competitions, any drinker who spilled wine was required to start again with a full glass.

A type of English ale glass with a trumpet-shaped mouth, a long and narrow neck, and a small globular body. These glasses were often one yard (three feet) long. They contained about one pint and functioned like trick glasses. The yard-of-ale came into use in the 1680s and continued into the 19th century.

A type of English drinking glass for ale or beer. Ale glasses, first made in the 17th century, have a tall and conical cup, a stem, and a foot. They may be enameled, engraved, or gilded with representations of hops or barley.