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Amen glass

Object NameJacobite “Amen” Glass

Made FromLead Glass

Date1749

Place MadeEngland

TechniqueBlown, diamond point engraved

SizeOverall H: 21.8 cm; Rim Diam: 11.5 cm

Accession Number79.2.35

Credit LineBequest of Jerome Strauss

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

Exhibitions

In Sparkling Company: Glass and the Costs of Social Life in Britain during the 1700s

On ViewEuropean Gallery

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

The term Jacobite derives from “Jacobus”, Latin for “James”. It was used to describe supporters of the exiled British king, James II (father of Queen Anne), and his descendents.

Physical DescriptionJacobite “Amen” Glass. Colorless lead glass; blown and diamond-point (scratch) engraved. Large trumpet-shaped bowl, on heavy drawn straight stem with air bubble near the base of the bowl; the bowl scratch-engraved, with a crown above the mirror monogram "JR8"; "AMEN" in an interlaced frame below; interlaced borders frame lengthy inscriptions on the remainder of the bowl with an inscription on the obverse, divided by the crown and monogram: "God Save The King I pray / God Bliss The King I pray / GOD SAVE / THE KING / Send Him Victorious / Happy and Glorious / Soom to Reign / Over Us / God Save / The King."; and continuing in separately framed areas around the remainder of the bowl "God Bliss The Prince of Wales / The True-born Prince of Wales / Sent Us by Thee: / Grant us one Favour more / The King for to Restore / As Thou hast done before / THE FAMILIE."; "To His Royal Highness / PRINCE HENRY / Duke of Albany & York."; and below "God Save the Church I pray / And Bliss The Church I pray / Pure to Remain / Against all Heresie / And Whigs Hypocrasie / Who strive maliciouslie / Her to Defame."; and "God Bliss the Subjects all / And save both Great and Small / In every Station / That will bring home The King / Who hath best Right to Reign / It is the only Thing / Can Save the Nation."; dated "17 / 49" below the panel inscribed "AMEN"; conical foot; rough pontil mark.
Provenance

Source Jerome Strauss (1893-1978) - 1979-03-22

Former Collection Colonel Mesham

Former Collection George F. Berney