the deep round funnel bowl engraved to one side with a thistle flanked by two leaves; inscribed above the thistle 'DAMNATION TO THE UNION' and below 'Appin and the Cause'; inscribed to the opposing side 'HANOVER TO THE DEVIL'; raised on a plain stem and round conical foot 18.6cm high Note: This rare Jacobite glass combines commonly recognised Jacobite symbols and emblems seen across the wider survival of glasses and other works of art alongside what appear to be unique mottos. While Jacobite glasses are regularly decorated with mottos such as FIAT, REDITTE or relate to Jacobite clubs such as the Friendly Hunt the mottos to this glassware are previously unrecorded. The combination of mottos not only shows Jacobite support but gives a clue to the identity of the original commissioner, or at least their clan. The motto HANOVER TO THE DEVIL shows the hope of the owner that the Stuart legitimacy would be recognised and the Hanoverian Kings would not only be removed from the throne but sent to the Devil. This speaks of the divine right the Stuarts held their claim, the Devil being the only ‘reward’ for taking a divinely ordained king's place. Other glasses with the House of Hanover and the Devil are recorded, notably within the collection of Traquair House. The motto DAMNATION TO THE UNION is overtly an anti-Union sentiment which many Scots still held by the mid 18th century. The feeling Scotland had certainly not come out of the deal positively and had been let down by the agreement made and later reneged, as they saw it, was wide spread. Perhaps however the smaller motto of APPIN AND THE CAUSE gives us most insight. This must relate to the Stewart of Appin clan who were such staunch supporters of the Jacobite cause from the earliest days. The commissioner stating support for the clan and the cause in the same motto surely was closely connected if not the leader of the clan. Putting their right, belief and commitment to the cause as closely as that as the cause itself, in other words the Stuarts. Sadly provenance to back this theory does not exist but it is not a motto seen elsewhere and indeed would make no sense on any other families glassware as offers support to one family not all those involved.
the deep round funnel bowl engraved to one side with a thistle flanked by two leaves; inscribed above the thistle 'DAMNATION TO THE UNION' and below 'Appin and the Cause'; inscribed to the opposing side 'HANOVER TO THE DEVIL'; raised on a plain stem and round conical foot 18.6cm high Note: This rare Jacobite glass combines commonly recognised Jacobite symbols and emblems seen across the wider survival of glasses and other works of art alongside what appear to be unique mottos. While Jacobite glasses are regularly decorated with mottos such as FIAT, REDITTE or relate to Jacobite clubs such as the Friendly Hunt the mottos to this glassware are previously unrecorded. The combination of mottos not only shows Jacobite support but gives a clue to the identity of the original commissioner, or at least their clan. The motto HANOVER TO THE DEVIL shows the hope of the owner that the Stuart legitimacy would be recognised and the Hanoverian Kings would not only be removed from the throne but sent to the Devil. This speaks of the divine right the Stuarts held their claim, the Devil being the only ‘reward’ for taking a divinely ordained king's place. Other glasses with the House of Hanover and the Devil are recorded, notably within the collection of Traquair House. The motto DAMNATION TO THE UNION is overtly an anti-Union sentiment which many Scots still held by the mid 18th century. The feeling Scotland had certainly not come out of the deal positively and had been let down by the agreement made and later reneged, as they saw it, was wide spread. Perhaps however the smaller motto of APPIN AND THE CAUSE gives us most insight. This must relate to the Stewart of Appin clan who were such staunch supporters of the Jacobite cause from the earliest days. The commissioner stating support for the clan and the cause in the same motto surely was closely connected if not the leader of the clan. Putting their right, belief and commitment to the cause as closely as that as the cause itself, in other words the Stuarts. Sadly provenance to back this theory does not exist but it is not a motto seen elsewhere and indeed would make no sense on any other families glassware as offers support to one family not all those involved.
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