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Toastmaster's glass, English, c. 1730; in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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Toastmaster's glass, English, c. 1730; in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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toastmasterā€™s glass, English glass about the size of an ordinary drinking glass but with only about one-quarter of its capacity; the glass creates the illusion of being full by means of a depression in its bowl, which in fact is almost solid. It owed its origin to the clubs of 18th-century England, where the toastmaster had to remain sober enough to carry out his office.