Union Engraved Victorian Rummer c1880

Description

Heading : Wheel engraved Victorian rummer
Period : Victoria 
Origin : England 
Colour : Clear 
Bowl : Round funnel engraved with a single rose. shamrocks and a two thistles.
Stem : Annular collar. drop knop. cushion. 
Foot : Conical 
Pontil : Snapped 
Glass Type : Lead 
Size :  13.5cm height. 8.8 cm diameter bowl. 8.2 cm diameter foot 
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks 
Restoration : None 
Weight: 478 grams 

The rose being the focal point of the engraving is not a coincidence. nor is it a merely an artistic consideration. Having shared a monarch with Scotland since 1606 when James VI of Scotland became James I of England following the inheritance of the crown from Elizabeth I the 1707 act of union was a union of parliaments. James I. himself was an advocate of closing the Scottish parliament. In 1801 when Ireland became part of Great Britain this too was an extension to the Union that existed as yet again we shared a monarch. The Union was seen as being England and Wales centric and still is to this day by some.