Engraved Georgian Double Knop Air Twist Stem Wine Glass c.1750

Description

Heading : A finely engraved 18th century wine glass
Period :George II
Date : c1750
Origin : England
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Drawn trumpet engraved with a single flower and moth in flight
Stem : Double knopped multi-series air twist
Foot : Conical
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size :   17.5cms tall. 6.0cm bowl and 7.5cm foot
Condition : Excellent
Restoration : None
Weight : 170g

The flower is a hybrid of a cranesbill and sunflower or passion flower and sunflower. The leaves are those of a cranesbill. This could be a simple acrostic CS or the more Catholic interpretation being the latter. We have written previously about engraved passion flowers on wine glasses.

https://scottishantiques.com/passion-flower-jacobite-engraved-stemware

We have also sold one quite similar example

https://scottishantiques.com/georgian-wine-glasses/air-twist-stems?product_id=5024

On this occasion we believe that this is simply a decorative engraving or a simple acrostic. Not every flower is a means to sedition.