Georgian Engraved Plain Stem Ale Glass c.1740

18th Century antique plain stem ale glass that has elongated bell bowl engraved with a large hop, a sheaf of barley and a jay bird. Long plain stem above conical folded foot. Unusual engraving and very unusual to see a Jay engraved on an Ale of this form. Also a good tall glass. Date & Origin England, c1740. Period of George II. Historical Context:- In 1742, Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, the lawyer and politician who became the last person to be impeached in the United Kingdom.