wine glass
Object NameAmen Jacobite Wineglass
Made FromLead Glass
Dateabout 1745-1750
Place MadeEngland
TechniqueBlown, diamond point engraved
SizeOverall H: 17.5 cm; Rim Diam: 7.75 cm; Foot Diam: 7.6 cm
Accession Number50.2.112
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Title Unknown (Royal Ontario Museum)
On ViewEuropean Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; blown, diamond-point engraved. Drawn trumpet bowl and heavy stem with large tear below the inside bottom of bowl, applied high sloping or shallow cone foot with plain rim and rough pontil mark; bowl with scratched line engraving -- cypher "JR" and figure "8" below Royal Crown and above "Amen" in arabesque or scrolled oval medallion, same arabesque or scrolled eights forming borders of two verses of the Jacobite anthem.Provenance
Source
Steuben Glass, Inc.
(American, founded 1903) - 1950-10-01
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