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Thursday, September 17, 2009

A Glass for Bonnie Prince Charlie

by Raphaella
Following Bonnie Prince Charlie's defeat and exile, his Jacobite supporters among the clans of Scotland were suppressed to the point where they could no longer openly display clan regalia. Instead, they began to express their support for their "king over the water" by etching coded symbols and initials into their glassware. The picture just below the portrait of Prince Charlie is of some surviving examples of Jacobite glassware. We made some of our own this morning -- you can click the picture to see more detail.

5 comments:

  1. Shelley NobleSeptember 17, 2009 at 7:37 PM

    Fabulous! Learning history and art and storytelling in one go! I love the watercolor here!

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  2. elemental motherSeptember 17, 2009 at 11:19 PM

    So Sweet! I LOVE IT!!! Just makes me thrilled, inspired, and a *little* envious, but mostly just soaring to see the joy of expression in learning and creativity! Heaven!!!

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 18, 2009 at 12:32 PM

    How did you do those glasses?
    They are fabulous.....and so's the portrait of the Bonnie Prince, I might add....xoxo

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  4. Castle toysSeptember 18, 2009 at 5:54 PM

    Lovely glassware, very well done!

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  5. rochambeauSeptember 20, 2009 at 6:35 PM

    The glasses look fabulous Karima!!
    Like the watercolor very much too!

    xox
    Constance

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