Rummer

CultureBohemian or German
Titles
  • Rummer
Datec. 1790–1810
Possible placeGermany
Possible placeCzech Republic
MediumNonlead glass
Dimensions5 3/8 × 3 9/16 in. diameter (13.7 × 9 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by friends of Jack R. McGregor in his memory
Object numberB.2000.13
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Kilroy Center
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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionThe form of this drinking glass is called a rummer, probably a corruption of the German roemer, a substantial glass that often featured applied knobs or prunts on the stem. At the time this example was made, the term indicated a drinking glass with a wide bowl, short stem, and a square or circular foot. This one is engraved with an eagle emblem adapted from the Great Seal of the United States.
ProvenanceMary Clough Johnson; purchased by Reverend Robert E. Leake, Columbus, Ohio, prior to 1979; given to Columbus Museum of Art, Ohio, 1983; consigned to [Christie's East, New York, American Furniture, Folk Art and Decorative Arts, October 3, 2000, lot 130]; purchased by MFAH, 2000.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Etched on body: E Pluribus Unum
[no marks]

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