Exhibit Antiques has dated this piece to the Georgian era.
A fine 18th-century Jacobite sympathy wine glass dating to c1760. It has a round funnel bowl engraved with a stylised rose and single bud with a sprig on the reserve.
Conical foot.
A very fine example.
Date & Origin
England, c1760. Period of George III.
Condition
Excellent, no chips, cracks, or restoration.
Dimensions
Height: 15 cm
Rim diameter: 4.8 cm
Foot diameter: 7 cm
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 on what we now call ‘sympathy’ glasses.
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Exhibit Antiques has dated this piece to the Georgian era.
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18th Century Georgian Jacobite Sympathy Opaque Twist Wine Glass C1760
