Rinser

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CultureEnglish

Titles

Rinser

Datec. 1780–1820

Made inEngland

MediumLead glass

Dimensions3 13/16 × 4 1/8 × 4 15/16 in. (9.7 × 10.5 × 12.5 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of J. Lewis Thompson III in memory of his mother Chaille Cage Thompson

Object numberB.94.37

Current Location

Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

Bayou Bend Dining Room

Exposé

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Department

Bayou Bend

Object Type

GLASS

DescriptionWine rinsers were common on well-appointed tables of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Filled with water, the rinser served to clean a diner’s glass as a succession of wines accompanied different courses of a meal.
Provenance[J. Lewis Thompson III, Raleigh, North Carolina]; purchased by MFAH, 1994.

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