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England (manufacturer)
Wine glass (c. 1740-1750)
glass (wheel-engraved)
15.6 × 7.5 cm diameter
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with funds donated by Elizabeth Morgan, 2024
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Wine glass
(c. 1740-1750)
Medium
glass (wheel-engraved)
Measurements
15.6 × 7.5 cm diameter
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with funds donated by Elizabeth Morgan, 2024
Gallery location
17th & 18th Century Decorative Arts & Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International
About this work
The rim of this wine glass is engraved with a fruiting vine, and the bowl with a multi-petalled rose and empty bud. The most common Jacobite symbol was the six-petalled white heraldic rose, representing the exiled king. However, the varying number of rose petals found across different glasses does not appear to have any particular significance. What is particularly rare on this glass is the so-called ‘empty bud’, the exact meaning of which is unknown. Glasses with buds to the right of the rose generally represent the heir apparent, Prince Charles Edward Stuart. Only around ten examples of glasses with the empty bud motif are believed to exist.