Jacobite Sympathy Facet Cut Wine Glass c1770

Description

Heading : Jacobite sympathy facet cut wine glass
Period : George III – c1770
Origin : England
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Cup – engraved with a rose with a closed bud. to the reverse a wild rose or similar
Stem : Facet cut 
Foot : Conical
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size :  13.1cm height. 5.1cm diameter bowl. 6.8cm diameter foot
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks
Restoration : None
Weight: 135 grams

The full Jacobite melodrama on a glass made after ‘the cause’ was no longer a forlorn hope.