Primary Description:
Jacobite “Amen” Glass. Colorless lead glass; blown and diamond-point (scratch) engraved. Large trumpet-shaped bowl, on heavy drawn straight stem with air bubble near the base of the bowl; the bowl scratch-engraved, with a crown above the mirror monogram "JR8"; "AMEN" in an interlaced frame below; interlaced borders frame lengthy inscriptions on the remainder of the bowl with an inscription on the obverse, divided by the crown and monogram: "God Save The King I pray / God Bliss The King I pray / GOD SAVE / THE KING / Send Him Victorious / Happy and Glorious / Soom to Reign / Over Us / God Save / The King."; and continuing in separately framed areas around the remainder of the bowl "God Bliss The Prince of Wales / The True-born Prince of Wales / Sent Us by Thee: / Grant us one Favour more / The King for to Restore / As Thou hast done before / THE FAMILIE."; "To His Royal Highness / PRINCE HENRY / Duke of Albany & York."; and below "God Save the Church I pray / And Bliss The Church I pray / Pure to Remain / Against all Heresie / And Whigs Hypocrasie / Who strive maliciouslie / Her to Defame."; and "God Bliss the Subjects all / And save both Great and Small / In every Station / That will bring home The King / Who hath best Right to Reign / It is the only Thing / Can Save the Nation."; dated "17 / 49" below the panel inscribed "AMEN"; conical foot; rough pontil mark.