Rummer

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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

On view

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Department

Bayou Bend

Object Type

GLASS

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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