JACOBITE INTEREST ENGRAVED CORDIAL GLASS, Sunflower and Jaybird in Flight, England, c1765; M. Ford Creech Antiques

JACOBITE INTEREST ENGRAVED CORDIAL GLASS

Sunflower and Jaybird in Flight

England, c1765

Jacobite Interest Engraved Cordial Glass, Sunflower & Bird in Flight, England, c1765

The round funnel bowl engraved with a sunflower and forget-me-not type leafy sprays,
a crested bird in flight to the reverse,
over double series opaque twist stem, having with a multi-ply corkscrew
encircled by a pair of opaque white spiral tapes, round conical foot;
nice weight and grey tone to the glass

'The Sunflower' was associated with the return of the sun and the Stuart reign.
'The Bird in Flight' is a generic portrayal of the Stuart heir as a bird, either fleeing or returning,

was widespread. Various types of birds were referenced on glassware, as well as by
supportive writers and poets. Quite often the bird is depicted as a crested Jaybird.
Reasons cited range from the allusion to the name 'James', to 'Aesop's Fables'.

Condition : Excellent; good weight, striation and verso footrim wear;
without cracks, chips or repairs

7" High / 1.75" Wide, the Bowl / 2.5" Wide, the Foot / 5.3 oz.

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Jacobite Interest Engraved Cordial Glass, Sunflower & Bird in Flight, England, c1765

Jacobite Interest Engraved Cordial Glass, Sunflower & Bird in Flight, England, c1765 Double Series Opaque Stem

With Two OtherMid-18th Century Jacobite Interest Glasses :

Two Jacobite Interest Cordials, England, c1765

The left, engraved example with a daffodil, and crested bird in flight, over a double series opaque twist stem.

("Daffodils" symbolize "hope"- the return of spring, and akin to the sunflower, the return of the Stuart reign).

The right, engraved with a sunflower and forget-me-not sprays, a crested bird in flight on the reverse,

over double series opaque twist stem.

(In the Center)

A George II / III Jacobite Airtwist Wine, c1755-60

A heavy glass raised on a rather rare domed foot, and engraved with a

6-petaled Jacobite rose sided by two buds on thorny stems.

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