This is a Georgian, English, plain stem firing glass of Jacobite sympathy dating from the middle of the 18th century. The glass is engraved with the legend ''THE FRIENDLY HUNT'' which, according to Geoffrey Seddon in his book ''The Jacobites and their drinking glasses'' (page 61) was a Worcestershire based hunt meet which was probably connected with The Friendly Association, a Jacobite society. An image of a similar glass can be seen on page 120 of Seddon''s book. Another similar glass from the Harvey''s Wine Museum collection can be seen in L. M. Bickerton, ''Eighteenth Century English Drinking Glasses'' (1987), p.257, plate 805.The glass is in excellent condition for its age. It shows age related wear and tear to both the rim of the bowl and to the rim of the foot commensurate with some 250 years of use. It has a rough pontil mark on the underside of the foot. The glass has an extruded trumpet-shaped bowl measuring 5.8 cm (2.3 inches) in diameter at the rim. The bowl is plain save for the engraved legend and sits on an extruded thick plain stem and a thick, conical foot which also measures 5.8 cm (2.3 inches) in diameter. The glass is 8.7 cm (3.5 inches) in height. There are no chips, cracks, significant scratches or any obvious evidence of restoration. English lead glass weighing in at 110 g. (~ 4 oz.).Provenance: The property of the owners of Necton Hall, Necton, Breckland, Norfolk prior to its being demolished, and then by descent through the family.We sell through our own web site taking Paypal, bank transfer and debit/credit cards and ship worldwide.Height is 8.7cm (3.4inches)
Width is 5.8cm (2.3inches)
Depth is 5.8cm (2.3inches)