Lichfield District Council
Wine Glass - Engraved Jacobite Design on Ogee Bowl with Facetted Stem (One of a Pair) - 1770 - 1780 (14.6 cm)
Location: Lichfield District Council
Accession number: GL12
A wineglass with an engraved ogee style bowl on a cut glass facetted stem. The glass was likely manufactured in England in 1770-1780.
The glass has an ogee shaped bowl which has been engraved with an image of a rose in bloom and a pheasant in flight.
This glass is decorated with a Jacobite design. The Jacobites were a a political group who fought for the restoration of the Stuart line to the British throne, following James II's removal from power in 1688. The engraved rose on this glass symbolises the Jacobite leader James Francis Edward Stuart known as The Old Pretender. Whilst the pheasant symbolises a period of prosperity which would be brought about by the restoration of the Stuart line to the throne.
The glass has a stem which has been decorated with multiple flat geometric surfaces, known as a facetted stem. A single, central bulge called a knop sits halfway down the stem.
Cut facetted stems of this style grew in popularity throughout the latter half of the 18th century. Their popularity grew largely due to the British Government's introduction of a duty on enamel, which significantly increased the price of the rival, enamel twist stem glasses.
The glass stands on a raised conical foot with an unground pontil. This pontil is a bump which was left over from the manufacturing process and marks the point where the glassblower's pipe was attached to the glass.
Wine Glass - Engraved Jacobite Design on Ogee Bowl with Facetted Stem (One of a Pair) - 1770 - 1780 (14.6 cm)
Location: Lichfield District Council
Accession number: GL12
A wineglass with an engraved ogee style bowl on a cut glass facetted stem. The glass was likely manufactured in England in 1770-1780.
The glass has an ogee shaped bowl which has been engraved with an image of a rose in bloom and a pheasant in flight.
This glass is decorated with a Jacobite design. The Jacobites were a a political group who fought for the restoration of the Stuart line to the British throne, following James II's removal from power in 1688. The engraved rose on this glass symbolises the Jacobite leader James Francis Edward Stuart known as The Old Pretender. Whilst the pheasant symbolises a period of prosperity which would be brought about by the restoration of the Stuart line to the throne.
The glass has a stem which has been decorated with multiple flat geometric surfaces, known as a facetted stem. A single, central bulge called a knop sits halfway down the stem.
Cut facetted stems of this style grew in popularity throughout the latter half of the 18th century. Their popularity grew largely due to the British Government's introduction of a duty on enamel, which significantly increased the price of the rival, enamel twist stem glasses.
The glass stands on a raised conical foot with an unground pontil. This pontil is a bump which was left over from the manufacturing process and marks the point where the glassblower's pipe was attached to the glass.