Details
An engraved facet-stemmed wine glass
the round bowl inscribed The druid Society above the face of a druid and oak branches, the reverse with a section of Stonehenge, on an hexagonally cut faceted stem and conical foot, the glass circa 1790, the engraving perhaps contemporary (minor footrim chips) -- 16cm. high
the round bowl inscribed The druid Society above the face of a druid and oak branches, the reverse with a section of Stonehenge, on an hexagonally cut faceted stem and conical foot, the glass circa 1790, the engraving perhaps contemporary (minor footrim chips) -- 16cm. high
Provenance
Sinclair Collection, no.8.
A paper label suggests that engraving refers to probably the Order of Druids, a friendly society founded in 1781
A paper label suggests that engraving refers to probably the Order of Druids, a friendly society founded in 1781
Literature
Arthur Churchill Ltd., Exhibition Catalogue of Engraved Glasses, 1957, no. 23.