Technical Description
A fine and well engraved Jacobite Sympathy Glass Rummer. It has a large bell bowl with an engraved cartouche containing the initials AM with surrounding flowers of roses, sunflowers and carnations. On the reverse of the bowl, we have a well engraved Oaktree. An unusual collar at the base of the bowl above an annulated knop. Conical foot with a polished pontil.
A good-sized glass that can be used for anything from wine to G&T or Ale
Date & Origin
England, c1820
Condition
Excellent, age-related wear as shown. No chips cracks or restoration
Dimensions
Height: 15.2cm Rim diameter: 10.53cm (4.2 inches) Foot diameter: 8.6cm
Comments
The Rose, Carnation, and Sunflower all have Jacobite significance, however, it is the Oaktree that is the stand-out feature of the engravings. Classic Oaktree shape, the tree of life, and the tree that Bonny Prince Charlie supposedly climbed to hide from the English troops after the battle of Culloden in 1746. By the early 19th century the Jacobite cause was a forlorn hope, however, that did not stop those that still had sympathy to the cause from having their glass engraved as a reminder of what was lost.
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