Some Jacobite Glasses
The Thistle
(Plate 51), as represented on the wine glass (Plate 52). Plate 53 is of a glass where the thistle is on the reverse side of the The Scottish floral emblem was first used as a royal badge bowl to a six-petal rose which has a crown on the dexter in the fourteenth century by James III of Scotland. The side and a single bud on the sinister side. Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle is second only to the Most Noble Order of the Garter. It is Feathers probable that a Scottish Order of Chivalry existed in the fifteenth century but the Order of the Thistle was instituted These are the fleur-de-lis, the ancient cognizance of France.They can occur on the bowl of the glass (Plate 78) but are usually in its present form by James II in 1687. On wine glasses the thistle usually appears alone on the engraved on the foot (Plate 54). The reference is to the Prince reverse side of the bowl to the rose (Plate 49), but is of Wales and the fleur-de-lis sometimes arises from a crown sometimes found on the foot of the glass (Plate 50) and can (Plate 55). Rarely the complete badge of the Heir Apparent also occur in conjunction with an oak leaf (Plate 48). The (Plate 56) is displayed as a plume of three ostrich feathers arising royal badge of Scotland is a thistle surmounted by a crown from a crown above the motto ‘Ich Dien’ (Plate 57).
Plate 54. Wine glass with the fleur-de-lis engraved on the foot [C] Plate 55. Wine glass with feathers and crown engraved on the foot [B] Plate 56. Badge of the heir apparent Plate 57. Wine glass engraved with the badge of the heir apparent [D]
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