Technical Description
An excellent antique Jacobite Sympathy Jelly glass dating to 1780. It has a flared round funnel bowl with engraved stylized rose, bud, lily of the valley and a Jay bird. Domed foot.
Date & Origin
England, c1780. Period of George III.
Condition
Excellent, no chips cracks or restoration
Dimensions
Height: 10.8 cm Rim diameter: 7cm Foot diameter: 5.8cm
Historical Relevance
In Feb 1782 James Chalmers was born in Arbroath Scotland, who went on to invent of the adhesive postal stamp.