SOLD – Mammoth Jacobite Revival Ale Glass

Description

Heading : Mammoth Jacobite revival ale glass
Date : c1920
Period : Edwardian
Origin : England. Stourbridge
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Drawn trumpet
Bowl Features : Classic Jacobite rose engraved between open and closed buds which is opposite the word ‘Fiat’. an oak leaf and a “kissing” star.
Stem : Twisted spiral
Foot : Conical
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 12 1/8 inches tall with a 4 7/8 inch bowl and 5 inch foot
Condition : Excellent
Restoration : None
Weight : 1240 Grams

Additional Information : Probably engraved by L&S Hinley. Wordsley. Stourbridge.

The oak leaf stems from the story of Charles II hiding in an oak tree to evade capture from Cromwell’s men in 1651. The star was seen as an omen of good fortune as it was said that a new star was observed for the first time on the night Bonnie Prince Charles was born. Fiat has a dual significance meaning ‘may it come to pass’ but is also the equivalent of the word ‘Amen’ deriving from Hebrew for ‘may it be so’.

References :

British Glass Between the Wars By Dudley Leisure Services – Page 55 Catalogue 32.