Unknown English
Rinser

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.94.40
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Bayou Bend Dining Room
On view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
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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