Technical Description
A fine 18th century wine glass dating to c1760.
It has a round funnel bowl engraved with a stylised rose surrounded by foliage and leaves. On the reverse we have a large, engraved butterfly. Sits on a double series opaque twist stem consisting of a pair if spiral threads outside a gauze. Conical foot.
Almost certainly, a Jacobite Sympathy example, the standard white six-petalled rose with two buds and leaves, being replaced by a six-petal stylised rose with foliage and leaves, three on either side. The butterfly is purported to be a symbol of rebirth and the restoration of the crown.
The glass also has a good-sized bowl, which is almost twice the size of a standard.
Date & Origin
England, c1760. Period of George III.
Condition
Excellent, no chips cracks or restoration
Dimensions
Height: 15.6cm Rim diameter: 6.8cm Foot diameter: 7.3cm
Historical Context
Hand-blown around 10-15 years after the battle of Culloden at which time, being a Jacobite was still very much a death sentence, thus the engravings were often disguised in what we now call ‘sympathy’ glasses.
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