Diamond Point Engraved Jacobite Opaque Twist Wine Glass c1760

Description

Heading : A Jacobite engraved wine glass
Period : c1760
Origin : England 
Colour : Clear 
Bowl : Cup shaped. The rose petals are cut and polished. The leaves and the closed bud have been wheel engraved but left matt.  All the remaining detail is diamond point work
Stem : A pair of three ply bands outside a pair of corkscrew tapes
Foot : Conical
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead 
Size :  12.5 cms height.  4.4cm diameter bowl. 6.3cm diameter foot 
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks 
Restoration : None 
Weight:  118grams

The fact that the engraving is quite naive makes this all the more charming.