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rummer

Object NameRummer

Made FromLead Glass

Dateabout 1800-1825

Place MadeEngland

Techniqueblown, diamond point engraved, polished

SizeOverall H: 12.5 cm; Rim Diam: 8.8 cm

Accession Number72.2.10

Curatorial Area(s)

Exhibitions

Liquid Refreshment: 2000 Years of Drinks and Drinking Glasses

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; blown, diamond-point engraved. Rummer shape; bowl with vertical rim, tapered to base; sides with scratch-engraved inscription in script: "Water is the best of gifts - as poets often sing, / But who am I that I should have - the best of anything, / Let Princes revel at the pump - and Peers with ponds make free, / Beer, Whiskey, Wine - at any time - are good enough for me."; spool-shape stem, flared at top and bottom; disk foot with polished pontil mark, with scratch-engraved script signature: "WGGB" [?].
Provenance

Former Collection Jone Gedge