Unusual Jacobite Engraved Plain Stem Wine Glass c1750 – Engraver A

Description

Heading : Unusual Jacoite engraved plain stem wine glass
Period : George II – c1750
Origin : England
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Round funnel – engraved with a rose. unusually without either open or closed bud. and an oak leaf.
Stem : Plain
Foot : Conical
Pontil : Snapped
Glass Type : Lead
Size :  16cm height. 6.1cm diameter bowl. 6.8cm diameter foot
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks
Restoration : None
Weight: 160 grams

At first we were concerned about the lack of an open or closed bud. this is the first example of it’s kind that we have seen. The engraving is certainly contemporaneous with the glass and and the engraving style matches with Seddon’s engraver A.