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England (manufacturer)
Robert Strange (attributed to) (engraver)
Amen glass (c. 1743-1750)
glass (diamond-point engraved, air-twist stem)
17.3 × 7.6 × 7.4 cm
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1960
Photo: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
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Amen glass
(c. 1743-1750)
Medium
glass (diamond-point engraved, air-twist stem)
Measurements
17.3 × 7.6 × 7.4 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1960
Gallery location
17th & 18th Century Decorative Arts & Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International
About this work
This glass is inscribed with two verses from the Jacobite royal anthem, and bears a royal crown above the cipher JR, meaning Jacobus Rex, or King James. The figure eight beneath the royal cipher refers to the claim by James Francis Edward Stuart, son of James II, to the title James VIII of Scotland.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
England
Accession Number
172-D5
Department
International Decorative Arts
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Dame Carol Colburn-Grigor CBE through Metal Manufactures Limited
Physical description
Drawn trumpet bowl, multi-ply air twist stem, plain foot, diamond engraved, inscribed on bowl and foot.