Back
Rare Jacobite Acrostic Engraved Wine Glass c1750

Rare Jacobite Acrostic Engraved Wine Glass c1750

£550.00 $685.91 Product Code: 2020090107

Date & Origin 

England, 1750

Condition

Excellent, no chips cracks or restoration, clean and clear

Dimensions 

Height: 15cm Bowl : 5.8cm Foot  diameter: 6.2cm.

Technical Description 

A rare example of a Jacobite Acrotic engraved wine glass from c1750. It has a round funnel bowl above a plain stem and conical foot.

The bowl has a continuous floral band of flowers featuring a Carnation, Honeysuckle,  Rose and two buds, and a Forget Me Not. 

Remembering that it was the death penalty for being a Jacobite sympathiser, especially in the years after the battle of Culloden in 1745, the engravings were a risk, but also a way of secretly pledging yourself to the Jacobite cause...CHR Forget Me Not, relating to The Young Pretender, Charles. 

Historical Relevance 

Made shortly after the battle of Culloden, the final confrontation of the Jacobite rising of 1745.  

This item is out of stock.

Share Via
Delivery Information

Complemented Items

  • 18th Century Engraved Armorial Lauenstein Glass Goblet With Terraced Foot c1780

    18th Century Engraved Armorial Lauenstein Glass Goblet With Terraced Foot c1780

    £1,200.00 $1,496.52
  • 18th Century Georgian Engraved Ale Glass c1780

    18th Century Georgian Engraved Ale Glass c1780

    £55.00 $68.59
  • French Baccarat Antique Amethyst Glass Spirit Decanter c1900-20

    French Baccarat Antique Amethyst Glass Spirit Decanter c1900-20

    £195.00 $243.18
  • 18th Century Georgian Plain Stem Wine Glass c1740

    18th Century Georgian Plain Stem Wine Glass c1740

    £90.00 $112.24