Georgian Rummer Glass God Speed the Plough Engraved c1790

Description

Heading : Georgian rummer engraved with Speed the Plough c1800
Period : George III
Origin : England
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Bucket bowl – engraved with a crest with Speed the Plough motto, agricultural tools and wheatsheaf
Stem : Capstan
Foot : Lemon squeezer
Pontil : Moulded
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 13.4cm height, 8.4cm diameter bowl, 6x6cm base
Condition : Excellent, other than the expected chips to the square foot. This includes one large slice chip
Restoration : The larger slice chip has been polished down
Weight: 314 grams

These crests are generically termed ‘Farmer’s Arms’ although we have not found an exact match for this engraving it is a relatively common theme on both glass and porcelian from the 18th and 19th centuries.

God Speed The Plough is a relatively common inscription of creamware and stoneware. We have also seen this on both Lowestoft and Liverpool porcelain all dating from a similar period. Quite why this phrase should proliferate on domestic wares from the late 18th and early 19th century is unknown to us.