Engraved Victorian Coin Goblet c1840

Description

Heading : Victorian coin goblet
Period : c1840
Origin : England
Colour : Clear
Bowl : Cup shaped with large lens cutting to base. Engraved with a flowering rose and thistle. the monograms BM and IC both within cartouches with floral decoration.
Stem : Capstan. large hollow knop. capstan. Hollow knop contains an 1837 groat (4d).
Foot : Conical
Pontil : Polished
Glass Type : Lead
Size :  16.3cm height. 11.1cm diameter bowl. 9.6cm diameter foot
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks
Restoration : None
Weight: 648 grams 

Possibly a marriage glass given the two monograms. Perhaps a cross border marriage would explain the rose and thistle. typically associated with the union.