SOLD- Dutch Jacobite Sympathy Engraved Opaque Twist Glass c1760

Description

Heading : Jacobite engraved opaque twist stem wine glass
Period : 18^th century
Date : c1760
Origin : Dutch
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Bell  
Bowl Features : Jacobite carnation and large moth      
Stem : Double Series Opaque Twist
Stem Features : Two pairs of spiral threads outside a gauze
Foot : Conical
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Soda
Size : 5 6/8 inches tall with 2 1/4 inch bowl and 2 9/16 inch foot   
Condition : Foot edge has had a slight polish in the past. There are also a few very small notch cuts on the underside of the bowl rim which have been placed there deliberately. although we cant say why.   
Restoration : None
Weight : 90 grams

Large numbers of Jacobites fled to the continent and the Dutch republics after both the 15 and the 45 uprisings to continue the fight.