Lot 407
AN UNUSUAL JACOBITE TRAVELLING GLASS
18TH CENTURY
Scottish Silver & Applied Arts
Auction: 16 August 2017 at 12:00 BST
Description
the rounded funnel bowl wheel engraved with displayed rose head flanked by open and closed buds, to the opposing side with oak leaf and motto Fiat, raised on an air twist stem and slightly domed rounded foot
Dimensions
7.6cm high, diameter of rim 4.5cm, diameter of foot 5.6cm
Footnote
Note: This glass is highly unusual in style and seems to have few, if any comparisons, within the Jacobite survival. The exact use of this glass is unknown as it does not have the typical heavy foot of a firing glass of the period. It has previously been considered as a travelling glass, perhaps fitting into a wooden or leather fitted case.
The engraved decoration to this glass shows some close similarities to the recorded work of Engraver A, the style of lettering to the motto Fiat and the detail within the rose buds show the closest comparison.