List of glassware

Typical glassware

This list of glassware^[1] includes drinking vessels (drinkware) and tableware used to set a table for eating a meal, general glass items such as vases, and glasses used in the catering industry. It does not include laboratory glassware.

Drinkware

Drinkware, beverageware (colloquially referred to as cups) is a general term for a vessel intended to contain beverages or liquid foods for drinking or consumption.^[2]

• Beaker
• Beer glassware
• Coffee cup
• Cup
• Jar
• Mug
• Paper cup
• Pythagorean cup
• Quaich ^[3]
• Sake cup (ochoko)
• Stemware
• Teacup
• Trembleuse
• Tumblers

The word cup comes from Middle English cuppe, from Old English, from Late Latin cuppa, drinking vessel, perhaps variant of Latin cupa, tub, cask.^[2] The first known use of the word cup is before the 12th century.^[4]

Tumblers

A classic 20-facet Soviet table-glass, produced in the city of Gus-Khrustalny since 1943.

Tumblers are flat-bottomed drinking glasses.

• Collins glass, for a tall mixed drink^[5]
• Dizzy Cocktail glass, a glass with a wide, shallow bowl, comparable to a normal Cocktail glass but without the stem
• Highball glass, for mixed drinks ^[6]
• Iced tea glass
• Juice glass, for fruit juices and vegetable juices.
• Old Fashioned glass, traditionally, for a simple cocktail or liquor "on the rocks". Contemporary American "rocks" glasses may be much larger, and used for a variety of beverages over ice
• Shot glass, a small glass for up to four ounces of liquor. The modern shot glass has a thicker base and sides than the older whiskey glass
• Table-glass or stakan granyonyi
• Water glass
• Whiskey tumbler, a small, thin-walled glass for a straight shot of liquor

Beer glassware

Whisky tasting glass

• Beer stein – large mug traditionally with a hinged lid
• Pilsner glass, for pale lager
• Pint glass, for an Imperial pint of beer or cider
• Pony glass, for a 140ml of beer, a "short" or "small" beer
• Tankard, a large drinking cup, usually with a handle and a hinged cover
• Wheat beer glass, for wheat beer (Weizenbier)
• Yard glass, a very tall, conical beer glass, with a round ball base, usually hung on a wall when empty
• Handle – 425ml New Zealand beer glass
• Jug – 750–1000ml served at pubs in New Zealand
• Middy – 285ml (10 fl. oz.) Australian beer glass (New South Wales)
• Glass – 200ml (7 fl. oz.) Australian beer glass (Queensland and Victoria)
• Pot – 285ml (10 fl. oz.) Australian beer glass (Queensland and Victoria).
• Schooner – 425ml (15 fl. oz.) Australian beer glass, 285 ml (10 fl. oz.) in South Australia

Stemware

A stem glass

• Absinthe glass
• Chalice (goblet), an ornate stem glass, especially one for ceremonial purposes
• Champagne coupe, a stem glass with a wide, shallow bowl, for champagne (similar to a cocktail glass)
• Champagne flute, a stem glass with a tall, narrow bowl, for champagne
• Cocktail glass, a stem glass with a wide, shallow bowl, for cocktails
• Fountain glass, a tall fluted stem glass common in soda fountains, family restaurants and 24-hour diner-style restaurants for milkshakes and ice cream sodas
• Glencairn whisky glass, a wide bowl with a narrow mouth, similar to a snifter's, but with a shorter, sturdier base, designed for whisky^[7]
• Hurricane glass (Poco Grande glass)
• Margarita glass (variant of Champagne coupe)
• Sherbet, a stem glass for ice cream or sorbet
• Sherry glass
• Snifter, a liquor glass with a short stem and a wide bowl that narrows at the top, for brandy and liquor
• Wine glass, a stem glass

Other

A variety of drinking glasses

• Art glass, glassware that is modern art
• Glass container, container made from glass
• Laboratory glassware, a variety of equipment, traditionally made of glass, used for scientific experiments
• Pitcher, a container, usually with a spout for pouring its contents
• Punch bowl, a bowl that punch is put in, generally used in parties
• Vase, an open container often used to hold flowers

See also

• Beverage coaster, a flat ceramic or wood piece that protects tables
• Bottle (List of bottle types, brands and companies)
• Promotional mug, a branded cup often used for drinking hot beverages

References

1. "Glassware". The Free Dictionary By Farlex. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
2. "Cups". The Free Dictionary By Farlex. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
3. McClenehan, Robert L. Some Scottish Quaichs. Illinois, 1955, p. 3.
4. "Cup". Merriam Webster. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
5. Herbst, Sharon; Herbst, Ron (1998). The Ultimate A-to-Z Bar Guide. New York: Broadway Books. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-7679-0197-0.
6. Rathbun, A. J. (2007). Good Spirits: Recipes, Revelations, Refreshments, and Romance, Shaken and Served with a Twist. Boston, Massachusetts: The Harvard Common Press. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-55832-336-0.
7. Martin McGookin @ http://www.Glencairn.co.uk. "THE OFFICIAL Whisky Glass - The only way to drink Whisky/Whiskey!". Whiskyglass.com. Retrieved 2014-05-20.

External links

• Glassware at DMOZ
• Custom Hand Blown Drinking Vessels