A Dutch engraved wine glass c.1740-50, the wide drawn trumpet bowl engraved with crossed cannon and other military trophies above a ribbon inscribed 'Haec Libertatis Ergo', raised on a plain stem above a folded foot, 18cm. The motto on the glass is that of the city of Leiden and the military trophies may relate to the annual celebration of the city's liberation following the Siege of Leiden each year on 3rd October, which was formalised in 1886 and continues to this day.
A Dutch engraved wine glass c.1740-50, the wide drawn trumpet bowl engraved with crossed cannon and other military trophies above a ribbon inscribed 'Haec Libertatis Ergo', raised on a plain stem above a folded foot, 18cm. The motto on the glass is that of the city of Leiden and the military trophies may relate to the annual celebration of the city's liberation following the Siege of Leiden each year on 3rd October, which was formalised in 1886 and continues to this day.
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